Things Kids Say

I love word-play of all sorts. One of my favourite things is the little eggcorns (I love the proper names for things too) that slip out as kids try to learn the language.  There should be a separate category for them...kind of like outsider art.

When Princess Little was small, Nil would call her the little dictator when she phrased her requests in less than amiable terms. She was a little less than two when she put her hand on her hip and told him, quite sternly, that she was not a duck-tator. We still tease about her quacking. 

Beara is the king of the eggcorns though. My current favourite is "reveal mirror."  He has been designing cars like the "Muck Five" (Mach Five--from Speed Racer). It is very important that cars have reveal mirrors so drivers can see what is behind them.