Rilla is playing with the toy phone. Wonderboy wants it. WB: I have pone? Rilla: Nuh. WB: Gib pone! Rilla: Nuh. NUH!! WB (offers remote control in exchange): You hab? Rilla: Nuh. A brief silence. Wonderboy is deflated. Then, for no visible reason, Rilla holds out the phone to her brother.Mom, coaching Wonderboy: That was … Continue reading Just Because You Know “Thanks” in Two Languages Doesn’t Mean You’ll Use It