the best of speaking
I thought when someone was described as being "mild-mannered" it meant they didn't have very good manners
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My mum told my and my twin brother Weasal, that she could not read our comics to us, as she couldn't read the speech bubbles.
I went years think my poor mother had some rare form of dyslexia, when she just couldn't to bother to do the voices!
As a child I confused both my parents by asking what Bee Car Bon It Tee was?
Now I am older I know it as Bicarbonate.
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I used to think that teenagers had really interesting conversations.
I used to believe that I could talk when everyone around me knew that I was making no sense. Mark would look at the box of cornflakes on the kitchen table and point to a letter. "A" said Mark. Mum would say "Very good Mark," or nod approvingly. Then I would point at a letter and say "Yab" or "Boo" or any other sound that I could think up.
I think I got a lot of encouragement so I really did believe I was talking even though I didn't have a clue what I was saying. This extended from letters into words and sentences and I'd burble on for hours "talking" to everyone who happened to be around regardless of whether they listened. One day dad turned around and said "oh look Nico's talking!"
My parents can't remember my first word, or rather my first real word, my speech just evolved slowly into English.