My percocious cousin developed a capacity for language early on. Earlier, that is, than he developed the needed vocabulary. So he was speaking in coherent complete sentences, which were about half english and half words he completely fabricated. Only some were ever decoded, and the only one I can remember right now (danged memory block!) is his word for fire-engine: Synanoonie. He also had some notable ones for various zoo animals which slip my mind at the moment
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that anyone speaking a foreign language translated it into english in their head— galen
- I used to believe that your belly button was what held your top half to your bottom half...— Debelouwho
- I used to believe that foreigners' ears translated English words to their own languageAnon
- I used to think Jane Austen was related to the Bronte sisters, maybe like their cousin or step/half sister.Anon
- I used to think Jane Austen was related to the Bronte sisters, maybe like their cousin or step/half-sister.Anon
- When my daughter was small she developed tonsillitis but she told everyone she had "tongues and lighters"— Jeannie Bee