Funny, like haha?
A quickie for today (or tonight -- if you've read my last posting, you'll appreciate the timing of this one). As Roel was going to sleep, he tells me that "toots smell funny" (I won't get into how the subject came up). Then he thinks about what he just said, and starts talking about how the word "funny" can mean different things. He mentions the case where it means something that makes you laugh, as in "toots are funny", and then he says "it also can mean weird", as in "toots smell funny". He then says in that authoritative voice of a little kid who has made up his mind "the same word can have different meanings depending on how you use it." I admit that I tend to underestimate what kids can do at certain ages, but I thought it was pretty cool that Roel could understand, and aptly articulate, that particular concept. Plus, I just LOVE the fact that he was able to use "toots" in both examples.

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