'MUMMY BUYED IT FOR ME'

...so said hannah today...
having read the theory
(skinner, chomsky, krashen, donaldson et al)
its fasinating to observe our own little one
taking her first linguistic steps
hannah has never heard anyone say 'buyed it' of course
but she's learnt that when we talk about the past
we often stick a 'd' sound on the end of a verb
like 'play' changes to 'played'
so the clever little thing's applying the same rule
another great example:
hannah talking about an empty glass of orange juice
on the kitchen table
'I had no all,' says hannah
she means 'I didn't drink it all, (daddy finished it off)'
but i much prefer hannah's version!