Cavan's verbal quirks

It seems somewhat ironic that a choral director (who has to insist on good diction and pronunciation) and a speech therapist should have a child who struggles so mightily with certain sounds. Being so young, it actually doesn't bother us a bit, though we'll have to figure out a plan of action if it continues for the next few years. : ) And on the contrary, we actually enjoy his inability to pronounce certain sounds, as it often elicits delight on the part of his parents.

Cavan struggles with (or used to struggle with) the following sounds:

S (often used "F" instead)
G (uses "D" instead)
K (uses "T" instead)
Th (uses "F" instead)
V (uses "B" instead)

These mispronunciations have created so many wonderful words and phrases, that I must commit them to posterity.

"Taa-vuhn" ("Cavan")

"Oh . . . I faw-wee" ("Oh . . . I'm sorry.")

"Dood" ("Good")

"Taws" ("Cars")

"Tew-win" ("Kellyn")

"I fawt you wuz a-sweep" ("I thought you were asleep")

"Is dat tuw-wuh?" ("Is that cool?")

"Intwedibuh Hutt" ("Incredible Hulk")

"Tweem . . . Bitamins . . . Tweem . . . Bitamins . . . " ("Cream . . . Vitamins . . . ") (He said this once with each in his hand and apparently deliberating about which to use.)

"Doh, Tubs, Doh" ("Go, Cubs, Go")

"Dwamaw Debby" ("Grandma Debby")

"Pawt" ("Park")

"Twih-twee" ("Quickly")


We often ask leading questions to elicit some of these responses . . . makes for a good time when we're bored around the house. : )

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