Of Irons and I-rons

Jonathan is now the proud owner of an i-ron. Much like the irons one might buy in your favorite store, only this is a plastic one (of course) with spraying action. Naturally, for those who know my eldest son, he has a particular habit of pronouncing his words very precisely with what he thinks is the proper way to pronounce the word.

So with his iron for example, since it is spelled I-R-O-N, he’s deemed that the proper way to pronounce the word is i-ron; phonetically sounding something close to i-wren. “Look at my i-wren, Daddy!” Wonderful! I’ve always wanted an i-wren!

It makes sense if you think about what the Virginian accent does with r’s. The difference between an American and a ‘murican. Which can only mean one thing – I’m raising mah boy up right!