Learning about letters Mother: I would like vitamins for my son. Pharmacist: Vitamin A, B or C? Mother: It doesn’t matter. He can’t read yet. Life with a blonde teenager Daughter: Dad, do you know what the most commonly used letter in a girl’s name is? Dad: Hmm, is it a consonant or a vowel? (Silence.) Please tell me you know what consonants and vowels are. Daughter: You’re no fun, Dad. Forget it. Dad: What is a vowel? Daughter: OK, OK. A vowel is … ahh … eh … well, oh … uh … Dad: Close enough. |