I wanted to think of the word for two consonants combining to make a single sound, like ch or sh. I asked Tom and Vlad. “Dipthong!” they chorused, but that’s wrong: dipthongs are only vowels.
As I was explaining the concept in more detail, the word came to me: digraph.
Meanwhile, Tom said, “Dipthong sounds like an elementary school insult!” and he walked into the next room and told Kathleen, “Get your feet off the sofa, you dipthong!” She replied, “Shut up, Tom! You’re a dipthong!”
DP came out of the sunroom and said, “It sounds like Kathleen just called Tom a dipthong.” “She did.”
Just another day on the mammoth steppe ...
Back when our kids were kids, we listened to “Focus on the Family’s Adventures in Odyssey.” At some point one character described another as maladroit while some younger children were listening. The younger ones decided that “millijoit” must be a huge insult and started using it.
Later, when they tried to claim they hadn’t done anything wrong because they didn’t even know what it meant, they got lectured on the intent being more important than the understanding.
Anyway, it sounds like you have that show running on the mammoth steppe.
Yeah, I know lots of people who are dipthongs and don’t even know it. Wonderful word, that!
Funny exchange between the tallest child and the shortest one.
I moved things around in the kitchen area and realized that once again, I need to plan on taking a load to the thrift store.
And wonder of wonders! Kroger called to tell me a prescription was in! Maybe I’ll go get it tomorrow. Or wait until Monday, as another one is due. And when I want to leave (0800) is when the Walmart delivery is due. I could still go, but Saturday, driving someone else’s vehicle....
Omigosh, I love this too much. Hilarious!
Not often, but once in a while, my voice coach would wince and say “diphthong!” when a little Texas accent crept into something I was singing.
And I don’t even have a strong accent.
Oh, thanks for that... I was trying to think of that a few weeks ago... I couldn't come up with it...