uses of the word NO
The kidlet now has three different types of "no".
I find it interesting that, ever since the kidlet started saying "no" at all, everyone has assumed that he's yelling "No! I won't do it!" at me. Which he still hasn't done, even at all. What he has been doing is this:
1) "Do you want a biscuit?" "No."
This is a very short, definite no. It's invariably a simple answer to a question of the "do you want..." variety. Very informative. SO helpful when he started doing this - suddenly our interactions involved a lot less guesswork.
2) "Do you have a wet nappy?" "Nooooo..."
Stretched out no - pretty much used as a response to nappy questions or other quests for information. This has been happening for about a month now.
3) "No, you can't play with the knives." "No, no! No, no!"
This is often accompanied by a wail of upset disbelief. The "no!" here isn't him saying no to me - it's him expressing his displeasure that I have said no to him. And it's very cute.
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I find it interesting that, ever since the kidlet started saying "no" at all, everyone has assumed that he's yelling "No! I won't do it!" at me. Which he still hasn't done, even at all. What he has been doing is this:
1) "Do you want a biscuit?" "No."
This is a very short, definite no. It's invariably a simple answer to a question of the "do you want..." variety. Very informative. SO helpful when he started doing this - suddenly our interactions involved a lot less guesswork.
2) "Do you have a wet nappy?" "Nooooo..."
Stretched out no - pretty much used as a response to nappy questions or other quests for information. This has been happening for about a month now.
3) "No, you can't play with the knives." "No, no! No, no!"
This is often accompanied by a wail of upset disbelief. The "no!" here isn't him saying no to me - it's him expressing his displeasure that I have said no to him. And it's very cute.
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