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ASL

And by ASL, I mean "Archer as a Second Language," because as we near month 20, (OHMYGODHOLYSHITHE'SGROWINGSOFASTAHHH!) Archer, still boycotting English, has mastered one language: his own. Complete gibberish? Maybe to you and me, but to him? It is the only way to communicate.

 

Soooo... After months of trying to teach Archer to speak English, begging him to repeat words, etc, I've given up. Retired. Thrown in the hat. Instead, I've decided that I will have to learn Archer. After all, EVERYONE speaks English these days. It's so totally trendy.

 

I have so far learned that "AkshartoopasdjakjhlpkooabababapAHwalokuoywataba" means "No". But it also means,"yes". And hello. Kind of like "Aloha" except it's a lot harder to pronounce.

 
Here, for example, is a day-in-the-life conversation between the two of us:

 

 

 
Any idea what he's saying? Because I suck at language and know, like, three words of Espanol even though I took Spanish for four years in High School:


Tengo un lapiz = Do you have a pencil?

Donde estas la biblioteca = Where is the library?

Puedo ir al bano = Where is the bathroom?

Mi llama es Rebecca = My name is Rebecca

*Soy muy confusidades con ASL = Ayuda, por favor! Ayuda! = I am very confused with ASL.  Help, please! Help!

 

Seriously. Does anyone out there have a translator on hand? 

 
 

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*told you my Spanish sucks 


Comments

 

Wendy said:

I totally get what Archer is saying.  He is telling you about the book he was reading.  Trust me.  However, I have no idea what the male (I assume your husband, but not sure) in the background is saying.  

I did ask my 4.5 yr old what he was saying.  She didnt know, but that open the door to about a million and one questions.  Who is that little boy?  What is his name?  What is he doing?  Why are you watching him?  When will the mac and cheese be ready?, etc.  Are you sure you really want him to start talking?

P.S.  Love seeing the videos of the little man.  Makes him much cuter.  

January 22, 2007 11:47 AM
 

BarbaraR said:

He was definitely saying SOMETHING!  He is so on the verge of talking.  I really did think I heard him say he wanted to "go out."  The babbling is good though - he is having a conversation .... with himself.  But that counts!

January 22, 2007 1:44 PM
 

chrismere said:

he wants to go to the park

really bad

January 22, 2007 9:13 PM
 

GirlsGoneChild said:

The park, eh? Wow. You're good. I'll have to hit you up, later with more videos. Please stand by.

January 22, 2007 9:28 PM
 

Rebecca said:

I've pretty much reverted to the neanderthal dialect with my son. Everything with him is an "ugh," or sometimes an "unnnhh.." with a few screams thrown in for good measure. Archer sounds like an English professor compared to my son.

January 23, 2007 11:44 PM
 

liprap said:

When he handles the remote, he's telling you he's got the power.

He also gets the idea, after a certain point, that you're just pulling his chain.  They always know.

It's no wonder he grabbed the remote:  he's trying to turn Mommy off.

January 24, 2007 11:41 AM
 

Straight from the Bottle said:

It is so typical that the moment one begins to doubt the inevitable, the inevitable happens. As in my

January 24, 2007 2:27 PM
 

heather said:

Gosh.becca archer is soo adorable and i understand what u mena by wanting to know what little archer is saying. I have been tryign to get my nephew to repeat words to me and i so want to understand what he says especially when he is upset but they will eventually get better at speaking or we will learn to understand their language  LOve  heather aka hedda

March 21, 2007 7:16 PM
 

kalimurzino@rambler.ru said:

David

May 28, 2007 3:02 AM

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