Obnoxious, but also NOT correct. As another poster pointed out baby talk does serve a purpose in language development, and is a pretty universal part of child rearing. It’s not some recent cultural phenomenon that’s holding people bad from their full potential (or whatever BS this person is trying to imply). Using big words or skipping the baby talk stage doesn’t lead to more rapid or better development.
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JamesStallion@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Meh, Adam is obnoxious but correct
LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
fosho@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
that was just, like, their opinion, man
kromem@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Ledivin@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Correct but obviously exaggerating. I’d love to hear his not-quite-2-year-old daughter “using” 4-syllable words 🙄
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
I’m not a wordologist. Do words become harder to say when they’re longer? I mean, alalalalalong has 6 syllables.
Lemmynated@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Longer words are harder for children to get correct at first.
Klear@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
But it’s so easy!
alalalalalonglonglilonglonglong
…damn, I messed up somewhere.
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
This kid tries to repeat apple and banana
youtu.be/RROFR3EDCEk
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
most people seem to be unable to pronounce anything longer than the word “pronounce”.
repeat after me kids! Supercallifragilisticexpiallidocious!
Tyfud@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I mean, California, and other states, are 4 syllable words.
peto@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Can push California to 5 syllables if you really want to.
Tyfud@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Are you attacking my cultural heritage of slurring words like a drunk ferret?
TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
About 53 seconds in
idiomaddict@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yep. Maybe the sister’s named Elizabeth (and they obviously didn’t accept any nicknames)