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[and_after_that]

Why is it that some multi-syllable words, like alligator, Anya can say really well (she actually usually says alliga'tuh these days) but some, like elephant, she does not even come close, and says "et".  Nothing can convince her otherwise?  Also, almost daily, she surprises me with a word she knows that we didn't specifically teach her, like when

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[theda]

Oh man, cutting Thekla's first four molar was hell, and long drawn out hell at that.
Bah!!

[and_after_that]

Man, Anya's teeth seem to come in so slowly, and I guess she is working on several molars at once (says her doc). Poor girl, I wish there was something I could do for her!

[odindeathcrush]

to me...and this is just my opinion, al-li-ga-tor is a pretty consistant sounding word. all syllables are equally strong sounding, if that makes sense.
el-e-phant is differing sounding, the el is strong but the e is weak and the pha is hard to grasp, making the nt the most recognizable sound. i'd imagine it to be more el-nt but that isn't easy to say so just et makes perfect sense. to me. lol!

this comes from a mom whose kid's first word was cat *add gesture pointing to cat* and hasn't stopped pontificating since!

[and_after_that]

Funny. She used to say something like ella for elephant, which made more sense to me, but now it is et et et, and no use in telling her differently. We went to the library today and stocked up on books starring alligators or hippos. She loves books and she loves those animals, so hopefully it will take her mind off her woes.