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