Ellie-isms

Me: Ellie, is Mummy cute?

E: Noooope!

M: Is Daddy cute?

E: Nope!

M: Who's cute?

E: Ellie cute!

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M: Mummy loves....

E: Ellie!!

M: Ellie loves...

E: Ellie!

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(Driving home from school)

E: Mummy, no go home. Want go School. Want go School!!!!

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(After bath time)

E: Mummy, where Ellie pants? Where pants - hmmmm Mummy? Hmmmm?

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(The teachers have introduced mandarin oranges in school in view of the upcoming Chinese New Year. So Ellis learned the word "ju zi".)

M: Ju zi!

E: Orange!

M: Ju zi

E: No, no zhu zha (mangled pronunciation). Orange!

M: Ju zi!

E: NO! NO! ORANGE!!!!!

So much for bilingualism.

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M: Look Ellie, it's a lion! (pointing to picture of lion in book)

E: No lion. Tiger.

M: Lion, Ellie. A tiger has stripes. This is a lion - look at its mane.

E: No. Tiger! Tiger!

M: Lion.

E: NOOO! NO LION! TIGER!!!!!