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Post by tloonya on Jan 5, 2015 9:32:27 GMT -5
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Post by giramomma on Jan 5, 2015 13:02:55 GMT -5
Good luck. We did that at ~2.75 yrs old. How old is yours? I'd like to hear giramomma 's answer as well, but mine:
In old house, at 2 years old, they had separate rooms (they're twins) so we went from crib to mattress ont he floor. they did GREAT!
Then, 3 months later, moved to new house where they were sharing a room. HOT DISASTER. Bought cribs and put them back in. This lasted well for 6 months then they started getting out.
NOW, moved back to two separate rooms. they are in cribs, but i'm going to put mattresses on the floor in the next week or so as they're just getting out whenever they want anyway (room is locked, so they can't roam the house and hurt themselves.
Well, DD2 is 2.75 as well. We've had a pleasant experience up until this morning. She's even wanting to show off her new bed to anyone that stops by our house. Yesterday she didn't sleep at naptime, and she stayed in bed reading books. For background, DD1 and DD2 share a room. DD2 also does not like it when her siblings are not in their beds for whatever reason. Fast forward to this morning. My DD1 is in our room at 2:30, because scary noises. Fine. Some time later, I hear DD2 (the two year old) running up and down the hall. Turns out, at 4 in the morning DD2 was still mourning the death of her goldfish (that passed away in November). So, I take DD2 downstairs and snuggle, and we talk to find a solution (that does not involve procuring goldfish when the high is -3.). Great. DD2 is ready to go back to bed. But she has problems because DD1 is in our room. So fine, I rested in DD1's bed until DD2 fell asleep, and crept back into my own bedroom. At 6:15, my DS is yelling "Moooooom! Moooooom!" Then I hear DD2 say "I'm in my brother's room." Apparently, DD2 woke up while I was in the shower, couldn't find me or her sister, so she climbed up DS's bunk bed to snuggle with him.
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Post by Sunnyday on Jan 6, 2015 15:00:23 GMT -5
Do you ever feel like you are speaking a foreign language?
J'espere que vous entre bien etude de le rendrement en sievent. Qui merent ons d'entrement avec les emudes trements de la monde!
Mais non! Am I the only who noticed that this makes no sense in French? Or was that the point?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 18:51:59 GMT -5
Every. single. day. Today my students were supposed to take an article and paraphrase something and quote something.
Student A to a friend: What is a paraphrase? Student B to the friend: You know, like a quotation.
No. no. no. It is NOT like a quotation. It is very specifically not a quotation. No. no. no.
I also had to explain that something is a quotation because YOU quoted it. It doesn't require that someone SAID it first so then you quoted them.
These are high school seniors who write a researched essay. Every. single. year.
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Post by happyhoix on Jan 8, 2015 9:53:39 GMT -5
I'm a Yankee living in the South, so yes, on a daily basis I feel as if I'm speaking a foreign language.
(A tobaggan is a wood sled with a curled up front - not a damn hat.)
(And Coke is not the generic term for all sodas, it is a specific brand of soda).
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Post by Sunnyday on Jan 8, 2015 12:25:43 GMT -5
Am I the only who noticed that this makes no sense in French? Or was that the point? That was exactly the point. Too clever by half, right? Well, if that isn't the story of my life. Clever by half! Lol
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Post by Sunnyday on Jan 8, 2015 12:27:30 GMT -5
I'm a Yankee living in the South, so yes, on a daily basis I feel as if I'm speaking a foreign language. (A tobaggan is a wood sled with a curled up front - not a damn hat.) (And Coke is not the generic term for all sodas, it is a specific brand of soda). The Coke thing drives me insane. I don't care if you call it soda, pop, carbonated beverage or fizzy drink, but don't call it Coke when you mean Pepsi.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 8, 2015 12:32:01 GMT -5
I'm a Yankee living in the South, so yes, on a daily basis I feel as if I'm speaking a foreign language. (A tobaggan is a wood sled with a curled up front - not a damn hat.) (And Coke is not the generic term for all sodas, it is a specific brand of soda). Would you like help packing so you can move back to where you want to be?
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jan 8, 2015 12:32:38 GMT -5
I'm a Yankee living in the South, so yes, on a daily basis I feel as if I'm speaking a foreign language. (A tobaggan is a wood sled with a curled up front - not a damn hat.) (And Coke is not the generic term for all sodas, it is a specific brand of soda). The Coke thing drives me insane. I don't care if you call it soda, pop, carbonated beverage or fizzy drink, but don't call it Coke when you mean Pepsi. EVERYONE knows that the correct English-language term for it is "tonic". The other names for it are from foreign languages.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 8, 2015 12:36:46 GMT -5
The Coke thing drives me insane. I don't care if you call it soda, pop, carbonated beverage or fizzy drink, but don't call it Coke when you mean Pepsi. EVERYONE knows that the correct English-language term for it is "tonic". The other names for it are from foreign languages. They're all COKES. Just tell me what flavor you want.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 8, 2015 12:41:09 GMT -5
EVERYONE knows that the correct English-language term for it is "tonic". The other names for it are from foreign languages. They're all COKES. Just tell me what flavor you want. Pepsi please.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 8, 2015 12:43:53 GMT -5
They're all COKES. Just tell me what flavor you want. Pepsi please. Coming right up!
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Post by swamp on Jan 8, 2015 12:46:58 GMT -5
The Coke thing drives me insane. I don't care if you call it soda, pop, carbonated beverage or fizzy drink, but don't call it Coke when you mean Pepsi. EVERYONE knows that the correct English-language term for it is "tonic". The other names for it are from foreign languages. No, tonic is what you mix with gin and limes.
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Post by Sunnyday on Jan 8, 2015 12:48:32 GMT -5
EVERYONE knows that the correct English-language term for it is "tonic". The other names for it are from foreign languages. They're all COKES. Just tell me what flavor you want. Man, oh man! Here is a perfect example of ineffective communication in the south. Waitress: do you want something to drink with that? Customer: yes, a Coke. Waitress: Okay, what kind? Customer: um, a Coke. (Said really slowly) Waitress: oh a Coke-Coke! everywhere else Waitress: would you like a drink with that? Customer: Yes, a Coke. waitress: okay! Perfect. One Coke coming up.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 8, 2015 12:56:14 GMT -5
They're all COKES. Just tell me what flavor you want. Man, oh man! Here is a perfect example of ineffective communication in the south. Waitress: do you want something to drink with that? Customer: yes, a Coke. Waitress: Okay, what kind? Customer: um, a Coke. (Said really slowly) Waitress: oh a Coke-Coke! everywhere else Waitress: would you like a drink with that? Customer: Yes, a Coke. waitress: okay! Perfect. One Coke coming up. Good thing you don't live here then, isn't it? To be clear, as a life long resident, it usually goes like this: Waitress: what would you like to drink? Customer: Coke Waitress: We have Pepsi, is that ok? We really are smart enough to be specific when we order drinks. Coke, Dr. Pepper, etc. Sorry you got a stupid waitress. You have more likelihood of running into that "what flavor" problem at someone's house if they offer you a "coke".
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Post by yogiii on Jan 8, 2015 12:57:29 GMT -5
EVERYONE knows that the correct English-language term for it is "tonic". The other names for it are from foreign languages. They're all COKES. Just tell me what flavor you want. "THEY'RE ALL TWIX" - Costanza
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Post by swamp on Jan 8, 2015 12:58:12 GMT -5
in 2042 whites will be a minority in this country. We're taking over! And I'm Ok with that. Hispanic cuisine rocks.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 8, 2015 13:00:12 GMT -5
They're all COKES. Just tell me what flavor you want. "THEY'RE ALL TWIX" - Costanza I'd be ok being specific which Twix I wanted as long as I got my candy
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Post by swamp on Jan 8, 2015 13:00:34 GMT -5
They're all COKES. Just tell me what flavor you want. Man, oh man! Here is a perfect example of ineffective communication in the south. Waitress: do you want something to drink with that? Customer: yes, a Coke. Waitress: Okay, what kind? Customer: um, a Coke. (Said really slowly) Waitress: oh a Coke-Coke! everywhere else Waitress: would you like a drink with that? Customer: Yes, a Coke. waitress: okay! Perfect. One Coke coming up. I ordered Ice Tea in Tennessee once hoping ot avoid that conversation.
My order was met with a "Swaaaade Unswaaade?" comment by the waitress.
It took several tries before I figured out she was asking "Sweetened or Unsweetened?"
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Post by Bob Ross on Jan 8, 2015 13:04:14 GMT -5
The Coke thing drives me insane. I don't care if you call it soda, pop, carbonated beverage or fizzy drink, but don't call it Coke when you mean Pepsi. EVERYONE knows that the correct English-language term for it is "tonic". The other names for it are from foreign languages. So you live in that one neighborhood in MA? Seriously, there is like ONE neighborhood in MA that uses the word "tonic". I think it's in the Brookline vicinity. My elementary school principal said "tonic", and he touches kids. What does that tell you?
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 8, 2015 13:05:41 GMT -5
Does tonic water still contain quinine?
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jan 8, 2015 13:13:38 GMT -5
Does tonic water still contain quinine? Well, Massachusetts IS malaria-free now...
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jan 8, 2015 13:14:38 GMT -5
EVERYONE knows that the correct English-language term for it is "tonic". The other names for it are from foreign languages. So you live in that one neighborhood in MA? Seriously, there is like ONE neighborhood in MA that uses the word "tonic". I think it's in the Brookline vicinity. My elementary school principal said "tonic", and he touches kids. What does that tell you? Not just A Brookline term: Watertown, Brighton, Waltham, etc. Use it too.
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Post by yogiii on Jan 8, 2015 13:15:47 GMT -5
She likes to have tonic with her grinder
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Post by The Captain on Jan 8, 2015 13:19:14 GMT -5
Man, oh man! Here is a perfect example of ineffective communication in the south. Waitress: do you want something to drink with that? Customer: yes, a Coke. Waitress: Okay, what kind? Customer: um, a Coke. (Said really slowly) Waitress: oh a Coke-Coke! everywhere else Waitress: would you like a drink with that? Customer: Yes, a Coke. waitress: okay! Perfect. One Coke coming up. I ordered Ice Tea in Tennessee once hoping ot avoid that conversation.
My order was met with a "Swaaaade Unswaaade?" comment by the waitress.
It took several tries before I figured out she was asking "Sweetened or Unsweetened?"
I have family in the deep south. "Djeet?" = Did you eat yet?
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Post by Sunnyday on Jan 8, 2015 13:37:02 GMT -5
I ordered Ice Tea in Tennessee once hoping ot avoid that conversation.
My order was met with a "Swaaaade Unswaaade?" comment by the waitress.
It took several tries before I figured out she was asking "Sweetened or Unsweetened?"
I have family in the deep south. "Djeet?" = Did you eat yet? Using the wrong word for something bothers me, but I accept that accents are just accents even if it's not intelligible to 90% of the population. But I never could find a graceful way of not sounding like I was correcting people's accent when I can't understand them. It's really hard for me to understand people from the Deep South or people from certain parts of the East coast.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 8, 2015 13:39:24 GMT -5
I have family in the deep south. "Djeet?" = Did you eat yet? Using the wrong word for something bothers me, but I accept that accents are just accents even if it's not intelligible to 90% of the population. But I never could find a graceful way of not sounding like I was correcting people's accent when I can't understand them. It's really hard for me to understand people from the Deep South or people from certain parts of the East coast. Yea. It's a good thing we're family. They get used to the fact that a damn northerner can't speak simple English and I get used to the fact that iced tea is only served with about a cup of sugar per gallon .
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 8, 2015 14:17:43 GMT -5
Using the wrong word for something bothers me, but I accept that accents are just accents even if it's not intelligible to 90% of the population. But I never could find a graceful way of not sounding like I was correcting people's accent when I can't understand them. It's really hard for me to understand people from the Deep South or people from certain parts of the East coast. Yea. It's a good thing we're family. They get used to the fact that a damn northerner can't speak simple English and I get used to the fact that iced tea is only served with about a cup of sugar per gallon . Only a cup??! They don't make very sweet tea! I have a hard time understanding some of the really bad accents down here, but I have a hard time with some from other locales as well. When I'm required to be polite (you know, working) I'll blame stopped up ears or just say straight up I'm having a hard time processing stuff today. They don't get nearly as offended. Try that one next time.
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Post by swamp on Jan 8, 2015 14:18:37 GMT -5
Yea. It's a good thing we're family. They get used to the fact that a damn northerner can't speak simple English and I get used to the fact that iced tea is only served with about a cup of sugar per gallon . Only a cup??! They don't make very sweet tea! I have a hard time understanding some of the really bad accents down here, but I have a hard time with some from other locales as well. When I'm required to be polite (you know, working) I'll blame stopped up ears or just say straight up I'm having a hard time processing stuff today. They don't get nearly as offended. Try that one next time. so telling them they talk stupid is offensive?
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Post by happyhoix on Jan 8, 2015 14:21:20 GMT -5
I'm a Yankee living in the South, so yes, on a daily basis I feel as if I'm speaking a foreign language. (A tobaggan is a wood sled with a curled up front - not a damn hat.) (And Coke is not the generic term for all sodas, it is a specific brand of soda). Would you like help packing so you can move back to where you want to be? Didn't say I didn't like living here. Just said I am often misunderstood by the natives.
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