"Hey, Mom," Chago says. "Where's the thing that staples papers together?"
"The stapler?" I ask. "It's over on there on the counter."
"So," he ponders, "if that's called a stapler, why isn't the thing that the tape comes out of called a tapeler then?"
[Loving it. Claiming it. Using it from here on out. Feel free to join. Webster's will catch up eventually.]
2 comments:
I like it; the kid's got a knack for words. Ask him what he thinks about "poopler."
How old are you?
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