Where we live, we have the benefit of receiving both Canadian and US children's television programming. So our kids are exposed to French and Spanish words on many of the pre-school shows.
One day my daughter Neva and her little friend were discussing how many languages they speak. When you're almost 7 years old, being able to count to 10 in both French and Spanish counts as two languages, so they were up to three, including English.
Then Neva excitedly asked, "Mommy! How does Daddy talk to Oma's sister?"
"In German," I answered.
"I know four languages," she exclaimed, "'cuz I almost speak German!"
Happy sweeping!
Kathleen Gunther
Editor, ContestHound.com
