SCENE: My teenage daughter and
me in the car.
Lauren: Dad, do you know what
the most commonly used letter in
a girl’s name is?
Me: Hmm, is it a consonant or a
vowel? ( Silence .) Please tell me
you know what consonants and
vowels are.
Lauren: You’re no fun, Dad.
Forget it.
Me: What is a vowel?
Lauren: OK, OK. A vowel is …
ahh … eh … well, oh … uh …
Me: Close enough.
me in the car.
Lauren: Dad, do you know what
the most commonly used letter in
a girl’s name is?
Me: Hmm, is it a consonant or a
vowel? ( Silence .) Please tell me
you know what consonants and
vowels are.
Lauren: You’re no fun, Dad.
Forget it.
Me: What is a vowel?
Lauren: OK, OK. A vowel is …
ahh … eh … well, oh … uh …
Me: Close enough.