Toddler Linguistics, part the nth
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ias and the garklet:
- garklet
- My1 like coiley-wotey.
- ias
- What's coiley-wotey?
- garklet
- Coiley-wotey!
- nmg
- Colley Wotty?
- garklet
- Coiley-wotey!
- nmg
- What sort of a thing is coiley-wotey!
- garklet
- *pause* Coiley-wotey!
- ias
- He's making this word up.
- nmg
- Are you making this word up? Is this another silly word?
- garklet
- No, coiley-wotey!
- ias
- How big is coiley-wotey?
- garklet
- *looks confused*
- ias
- Is coiley-wotey big or small?
- garklet
- Coiley-wotey!
- ias
- He's just saying that! Stop saying that!
- nmg
- *has flash of inspiration* What colour is coiley-wotey?
- garklet
- Grey.
- nmg
- *thinks* What sort of animal is coiley-wotey?
- garklet
- He a woof, chase roadroader. Roadroader goes beep-beep!
- ias
- Aha! He's a wolf! You're talking about Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner, aren't you?
- garklet
- Yes, my like coiley-wotey.
- nmg
- That's Wile. E. Coyote. Can you say it after me? Wile E.
- garklet
- Coiley-wotey.
- nmg
- *sighs*
1. This is a persistent verbal tic that he's had for the last six months. My, how we've tried to cure him of it.
