29 August 2009 - Rug vs. Carpet
It is interesting trying to hold on to your language and teach it to your children while living in another country.
My youngest (5)was denied to move up to the next group in our English club, because he did not speak enough English. He understands English, but word evade him when he tries to speak. So we have been doing a crash English course in our house for the last 3 weeks. No German TV, no German books, no German music. He is speaking more, not sure if it is enough to move him up in 3 weeks since he is starting kindergarten.(Another post)
We have been working on "Teach You Child to Read in 100 Lessons". GKS is up to lesson 35 and was sounding out the word rug. Then asked me "What it a rug?" I have been calling them carpets. We have items that are small enough to call rugs, but I never use the word. It is rough using this book, because there are certain small words I very rarely use when talking. Even words like luck. I don't believe in it. We don't gamble so the word has never come up. Even jam and jelly, because we use marmalade.(Grandma makes it from the trees in her garden.)
