our lives in small town, East Africa

Monday, September 17, 2007

pronunciation

"Mom," Juma said, "I want to be a Scientologist when I grow up."

I raised my eyebrows, wondering where the heck he heard about Scientology. Of all the religious traditions I've exposed him to, Scientology hasn't been one of them.

"You mean scientist?" I asked hopefully.

"No. I mean the guys who dig up dinosaur bones," he explained.

"Oh! You mean paleontologist."

"Yeah. That. I can't say that word."

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