Nicknames and Grammar

Nicknames and Grammar (Jerz’s Literacy Weblog)

While I was at home with my son, my wife took our three-year-old shopping. “We’ve got a lot of things to get,” she said, “so we’d better get a move on, Honeycakes.”

In a strangely mature and clipped voice, Carolyn replied, “Peter isn’t here. So I am just one honeycake.”