tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668286430100666339.post4903121114642568278..comments2022-11-13T02:21:38.140-06:00Comments on Butterfly Blessings: English Doesn't Make Sense!Margaret Metzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12070144752258476825noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668286430100666339.post-75327558792241033952009-12-16T17:58:40.453-06:002009-12-16T17:58:40.453-06:00Lori, I think I've played Text Twist. The name...Lori, I think I've played Text Twist. The name sounds familiar to me. I'll have to look it up. I do crossword puzzles and word finds when I travel, but not usually any other time. Homeschooling has ups and downs. I don't mind anything much besides the paperwork. If I didn't have to grade and do record-keeping, it would be perfect!<br /><br />Angie ~ I think I Love Lucy was terrific! That show is so funny! :o) I remember the chocolate factory episode where she ends up stuffing her face full of all the chocolate. lolMargaret Metzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070144752258476825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668286430100666339.post-53243119031404551782009-12-16T11:59:30.561-06:002009-12-16T11:59:30.561-06:00This makes me think of an I Love Lucy episode. Lu...This makes me think of an I Love Lucy episode. Lucy wants Ricky to learn proper English because they are expecting little Ricky. So she has him read a kids book and he pronounced the word cough funny so Lucy corrects him and then he proceeds to pronounce tough to rhyme with cough or something like that but it's pretty funny. :)Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074246485893419689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668286430100666339.post-19734090997164486052009-12-15T22:33:55.667-06:002009-12-15T22:33:55.667-06:00My favorite "word" game is Text Twist (I...My favorite "word" game is Text Twist (I think that's right??). I also enjoy crossword puzzles, thanks to my Grandma. :)<br /><br />Homeschooling actually sounds like fun!<br /><br />{{hugs}}<br />~ LoriLori (sugarandgrits)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04489158154275947509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668286430100666339.post-79086522689851859772009-12-15T20:23:54.438-06:002009-12-15T20:23:54.438-06:00It sounds like your 2 kids are like me and my sist...It sounds like your 2 kids are like me and my sister. I've always read, read, read! Lol! And she likes to read, but it just doesn't come as easy to her as writing, for example.<br />HannahProject Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996866245417584719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668286430100666339.post-6322574952099959052009-12-15T20:04:51.467-06:002009-12-15T20:04:51.467-06:00I like to keep things simple as much as possible. ...I like to keep things simple as much as possible. The more I read the more I become famaliar with words and their context.Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668286430100666339.post-32288822865404004442009-12-15T19:55:16.068-06:002009-12-15T19:55:16.068-06:00Heather ~ Those languages you pointed out are why ...Heather ~ Those languages you pointed out are why I had to use the phrase "one of the most difficult" and not the most difficult. I took German (we were living there), French, and just picked up little bits of Spanish. None of those were hard. Well, the French do run their words together, but altogether it does obey rules and grammar so much better than English. I wish I remembered all I learned, but age, time and fibro have robbed me of a lot of it.<br /><br />My dad went to a language institute and we learned phrases from him and his friends. I think having an altogether different alphabet and/or writing in a different direction... it can be hard to re-wire our brains to think that way. I have such an appreciation for foreign languages though.<br /><br />Hannah ~ I also love word games. I enjoy everything from Boggle to Scrabble. I don't play as much anymore because of time, but I have a couple on the computer I'll play when I get a few minutes.<br /><br />Reading is a big help, I agree. That's one of the reasons I'm always on the hunt for new and interesting books for my son to read. I figure the more he reads, the better he'll spell and write. Unlike my oldest, he doesn't take to it naturally, but I'm slowly changing him into a reader.<br /><br />Thank you both for your comments on homeschooling. It has been quite a journey, and I think I've learned just as much as my boys have.Margaret Metzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070144752258476825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668286430100666339.post-38937068139727113082009-12-15T17:53:23.003-06:002009-12-15T17:53:23.003-06:00I LOVE word games : ) That is what my mom use...I LOVE word games : ) That is what my mom used to do with me on all our long trips in the car. A lot of "Spell ______" and I'd spell it : ) I think part of it was because I was reading higher reading level books from a very young age. For example: I read The Wind in the Willows, Maniac McGee, Dirty Margaret, and Harriet the Spy in first grade. So, yeah, I like spelling : )<br /><br />I agree, very cool that you're homeschooling! I'm headed off to college for elementary education next year!<br />HannahProject Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996866245417584719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668286430100666339.post-89018470059059979832009-12-15T16:43:54.537-06:002009-12-15T16:43:54.537-06:00Yes, English is quite the crazy language with our ...Yes, English is quite the crazy language with our Germanic roots and our majority of Latin words! And with that great vowel shift...that's where are our crazy spelling came from! But Japanese, Chinese, Thai, and those African click languages! Those, I think, would be pretty darn tough to master!<br /><br />Kudos to you for homeschooling!Heather G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18051840056392247706noreply@blogger.com