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vocabulary

Recently I have been writing about my kids a lot - what can I say, they are my world :)

My 10 year old is always trying to incorporate her latest vocabulary words into her conversations. I remember from a couple of years ago, her attempts at incorporating some weekly words - "I feel tranquil after a bath" or "what's the weather like tomorrow? Are we expecting precipitation?"

Last week one of the words was "innate" and she knew the meaning of the word, but was struggling with how to use the word. We were talking about certain medical condition one time and I told her that people are born with that problem - so she says - "thats an innate problem" - I told her no the word doesn't work in this condition. A couple of days ago were watching American Idol and one of the judges exclaimed that this girl sang so well that it was gift from God - it cannot be taught. My daughter looks at me with a sparkle in her eyes and says "innate" - I say "yes!!!" - she was thrilled with herself to have finally figured that out :)

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aMus said…
i LOVE it when the kids incorporate newly learnt words into daily usage..and the 'are we expecting precipitation' was too cute...


i notice you are reading the hindi bindi club! did u like it? done a bit of cooking from there? :)
March 29, 2009 at 2:39 AM
ArtPropelled said…
I can actually see the sparkle in her eyes when she put the word into the right context.Lovely story.
March 29, 2009 at 3:49 AM
Val said…
clever girl! is that 'inate?' i have been enhjoying your blog so much despite not always commenting. love hearing about your kids too :-)
March 29, 2009 at 5:43 AM
pink dogwood said…
Suma - just started reading the book - not sure if I like it much so far - 4 mothers, 4 daughters - a knock off of Joy luck club? which was 100 times better. But - maybe it will get better. HAven't gotten to any recipes yet, so very early on in the book.

Robyn - thanks

Val - same here - not always commenting, but loving your blog :)
March 29, 2009 at 6:15 AM
Val said…
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March 29, 2009 at 7:10 AM
Tillybud said…
Clever girl! And it's just so cute to hear them trying the words out for size isn't it.
March 30, 2009 at 2:33 AM
Anonymous said…
to your 10 year old vocab loving daughter : We had a clear sky, but we still had precipitation, but it was on a lower side." :)

And seems like you have the innate ability to love languages :)
March 30, 2009 at 4:12 PM
karen said…
Lovely story! Isn't it great when you can see the children putting the pieces together in their minds? Thanks for sharing your stories x
March 30, 2009 at 11:01 PM
Lori ann said…
I don't know how I missed this post, It's wonderful you write these stories down, they are so special to remember.
March 31, 2009 at 10:36 PM
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