The Friday Five - First Word

[dimity_blue]

1) What was your first word?
"No!" Apparently my mum was trying to feed me my veggies and I objected. Loudly.

2) How old were you?
Not a clue. At a guess, I'd say the usual age for a first word as no one ever mentioned waiting around for me to talk or worrying that I wouldn't.

3) Who heard you say it?
My mum and her parents and her siblings. Elaine (my aunt) has pointed out the irony of my now being a vegetarian.

4) Did you have trouble pronouncing any words as a kid?
Words with an 'r' in the middle, including my own name (Sarah). As an anxiety-ridden teen, the thought of slipping up and introducing myself as 'Sawah' was mortifying to me.

5) Are there any words you consistently mispronounce today?
If I'm tired, I still struggle with the 'r'.

Comments

[leesa_perrie]

It is very ironic, isn't it?!! :p :D

I still struggle when there's a word staring with 'r' and one starting with 'w' together. It took me a little while to pronouce red wine, instead of wed wine, for example.

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

I should think it is easy to trip over saying 'red wine'. That song I love, "Dance With Me" by Johnny Reid, has a line: "Pour a glass of sweet red wine". It's far easier to sing 'sweet wed wine'.

[one-raido.livejournal.com]

Funny about your first word. Most say mama or dada :)

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

Maybe I just really hated my veggies. :oD

[one-raido.livejournal.com]

I can get behind that :)

[stargatesg1971.livejournal.com]

R can be tricky within certainly words and even more so when you're tired.

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

It's weird what words trip people up, isn't it?