At least when it comes to messing with my children linguistically, I am.
How many kids (apart from mine) are going to grow up and stress the importance of “being have” throughout Advent?
As in “Kids? Are you being have (long “a”) right now?”
I can’t help myself. Telling them to behave is just so…boring.
So go ahead. Call the word police on me.
What can they do?
Take away my diploma?
(Shamefully, I earned my degree in English.)
Ad Jesum per Mariam,
I read a story somewhere once, in which a cranky parent scolded a poor, misunderstood boy: “Will you please behave!” And the little boy looked up mournfully and said, “But I am having!”
I encourage the funny talking, too. All too soon, fingers have replaced the dingles, and there’s no going back.
Margaret! That is simply adorable! My 17 yr. old used to tell us all the time that she was being haved…I thought it was an absolutely original phrase…there is nothing new under the sun.
I promise I won’t call the grammar police!
One of my sister’s nephews uses that expression too!
I’ll call off the grammar police if you won’t tell the pronunciation police that in MY house, “fabulous” is pronounced “fab-lee-us.” My degree is in English as well.
This is os funny. My 5 year old still says “being have”. I can’t correct her, it’s too cute!
Well, now, having a degree in English, as far as I can tell, gives you the unprecedented right to make up your own words. If you don’t do it (along with Little Brother over at Barb’s place), who will? 🙂