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26 Feb, 2010

have you any S-N-O-D?

Posted by: blissfule In: Perth ()

With sharp-eared small children around, adult conversation can be a bit limited. Sometimes Ben and I spell things rather than say them.

That means, of course, that when we're spelling, it must be important.

Nikki heard some spelling and thought we were saying "S-N-O-D". She now thinks that S-N-O-D is very important.

Ben and I have no idea what we were spelling when our daughter heard S-N-O-D, but the acronym has clearly taken on a life of its own.

Sometimes when we're about to eat, Nikki will ask if we're having S-N-O-D. Or she'll ask if we're going to get some S-N-O-D. Click here to listen to Nikki's imaginary phone conversation about S-N-O-D (transcript below).

Uh, hello?
I'd like to get S-N-O-D, and Mama wants it too.
So... uh... we're pretty nice, so...
Have you any S-N-O-D?
Yeah? OK.
Bye bye."

If anyone, uh, has some S-N-O-D, I think my daughter's expecting some in the mail...

Tags: preschooler

7 Responses to "have you any S-N-O-D?"

1 | maryanne

February 26th, 2010 at 22:58

This is so funny! Emma sometimes surprises us by knowing what we spell…
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2 | Poppa & Grammie

February 26th, 2010 at 23:36

I do keep a small supply hidden away, for emergencies only.

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3 | Megan

February 27th, 2010 at 04:05

I thought this was hilarious when you emailed me about it. So glad you shared it here as well. Colin and I will often spell, but throw in extra mystery letters, if we don’t want the girls to know. Like, “Do you want some I-C-E C-R-E-A-Q-X-M later?” Katie is now interested in how we know so many words that contain X and Q!
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4 | Jen

February 27th, 2010 at 05:21

We used to spell. That is, until Joshua started getting older and can now understand our spelling! Now we have to find creative ways to say something we don’t want the kids to hear!
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5 | DaD

February 27th, 2010 at 20:39

And do you remember how old you were when you learned to translate pig Latin?

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6 | Betsy

February 28th, 2010 at 07:36

lol! Her voice is so cute.

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7 | Laura

March 5th, 2010 at 01:10

This is so funny! You and Ben may have to invent some grown up sign language in a few years. I have a feeling S-N-O-D won’t be in high demand for long. The only word we have to use code for is “walk” and that’s because our dog gets so excited when he hears it!
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