Alphabet

Sophie can identify most of the letters of the alphabet on flash cards now, but she does get a few pairs of letters confused.

D is frequently called B

J is often identified as L

K is usually seen as X

the other interesting thing is that these mistakes don't go the other way. X is not seen as K, and B is not seen as D.

Watching her learn to read letters has been making me realize just how confusing our roman alphabet can be, and how similar some letters are to others. It's not something I have thought much about until recently, but consider how many features are common in these sets:

LEFTIJ

UCGOQ

DBPRKX

HMVY

to say nothing of lower case: pbdq; and adding numbers make things even worse: 1l

It's a wonder people learn to read at all.

ANOTHER LANGUAGE UPDATE:

Sophie just said her first spoonerism today, too: She went to get me a diaper and a wipe so I could change Jacob, and, as she gave them to me, she said "Wiper and a diap!"