'Gogglings' and 'crocolators' - translated as goslings and alligators - are just two of the amusing mixed-up words and sayings by children compiled by the toy store chain the Early Learning Centre. ELC staff reported that food names are a particularly rich seam for verbal mix-ups, as children referred to 'Thomas toes' instead of tomatoes and 'bagetti' for spahetti bolognese. Jenni Renwick Smith, educational psychologist and consultant to the ELC, said, 'Mixing up words is part and parcel of growing up and is a great example of how children understand what's going on around them.' She said studies had showed children did this to achieve surprise and amusement, sometimes deliberately, sometimes subconsciously.
'Gogglings' and 'crocolators' - translated as goslings and alligators - are just two of the amusing mixed-up words and sayings by children compiled by the toy store chain the Early Learning Centre. ELC staff reported that food names are a particularly rich seam for verbal mix-ups, as children referred to 'Thomas toes' instead of tomatoes and 'bagetti' for spahetti bolognese.
Jenni Renwick Smith, educational psychologist and consultant to the ELC, said, 'Mixing up words is part and parcel of growing up and is a great example of how children understand what's going on around them.' She said studies had showed children did this to achieve surprise and amusement, sometimes deliberately, sometimes subconsciously.
