tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26615871.post4489811371183358159..comments2023-09-18T04:51:10.021-07:00Comments on Magically Mama: Quick Question For YouHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14797629926142284976noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26615871.post-64178779941305572812008-03-18T16:25:00.000-07:002008-03-18T16:25:00.000-07:00Ooh! Ooh! I know this! I asked Mrs. Hall, my secon...Ooh! Ooh! I know this! I asked Mrs. Hall, my second grader teacher (who later would come to my door as a Jehovah's Witness, and I let her in and made my dad mad)<BR/>Here's what she said:<BR/>"Honey Child, when you take away the -rator ending, the e on the end would act like a "magic e" and change the sound of the letter i - it would be "fr-EYE-ge" but to keep it a short "u" we add the d."<BR/>Mrs. Hall was a big loud black woman who loved us all dearly and was very patient with my myriad questions. She always knew and was always kind, even when I was just being sassy in questioning her.<BR/>Thanks for reminding me of her!Utahdoulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648779966734183662noreply@blogger.com