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On language: actually, because

“Actually” is now part of many most sentences. “Actually, I already ate two bites of chicken. Can I have dessert now?” “Because” now explains everything. “Because because because I was playing with the trucks and then I dropped one.”

On language: absorb and repeat

Niko has reached the age (three) where he is mixing things he hears us say a lot in with his standard vocabulary. I’m not sure he always understands what he is saying, but it certainly is a riot to hear him say it. Examples: You have got to be kidding me!? For crying out loud!! […]

On language: M&Ms

Niko calls M&Ms, “Nem-i-nems.” As in, “I would wike shome nem-i-nems, pwees, shank you.“

Couple of Niko-isms at 2: Wherwa, used in place of “Where,” words following must be said without any space, as in, “Oh! Mom! Wherwaisduhwadiebug? Wherwaisduhcar“ He seems to have gotten a couple words mixed up in the, “Oh, Dad, what that could be?” I always follow this question by correcting him, which only gets me […]