Once a month Krystin and I take the kids to Cherokee Hills Christian Church because they offer free child care for 3 hours. Three hours have never gone so fast! After picking the kids up tonight I started asking Emma "Do you know what a verb is?" Yeah, I realize she's only 3 1/2 years old, but there is never a bad time to start learning the parts of speech. Other than that I am a nerd (and a bit of word-smith by profession) I have no other reason to ask my three-year old about a verb, but Emma's grandma, the English teacher, will be proud. The conversation:
Dad: Emma do you know what a verb is? Can you say verb?
Emma: No. Well, I can say VERB, but I don't know what it means.
Dad: A verb is what we call words that are actions. Like run, jump.
Mom: A verb is something you can do. You run, jump, skip, play. Those are verbs. Can you think of any verbs?
Emma: Drink
Mom: Yeah, great job! Can you think of any others?
Emma: Drive
Dad: Great, the first verbs my daughter thinks of is drinking and driving. Maybe I should re-think taking on DUI clients.
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