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 2 years ago
Meh, Adam is obnoxious but correct
LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 2 years ago
fosho@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
that was just, like, their opinion, man
kromem@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Ledivin@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Correct but obviously exaggerating. I’d love to hear his not-quite-2-year-old daughter “using” 4-syllable words 🙄
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 2 years 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 2 years ago
Longer words are harder for children to get correct at first.
Klear@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
But it’s so easy!
alalalalalonglonglilonglonglong
…damn, I messed up somewhere.
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 years ago
This kid tries to repeat apple and banana
youtu.be/RROFR3EDCEk
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 years ago
most people seem to be unable to pronounce anything longer than the word “pronounce”.
repeat after me kids! Supercallifragilisticexpiallidocious!
Tyfud@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I mean, California, and other states, are 4 syllable words.
peto@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Can push California to 5 syllables if you really want to.
Tyfud@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Are you attacking my cultural heritage of slurring words like a drunk ferret?
TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 years ago
About 53 seconds in
idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Yep. Maybe the sister’s named Elizabeth (and they obviously didn’t accept any nicknames)