What's in a name?
Earlier this morning, as we left the beach in the rental car, I mentioned to the kids that we were going to the airport, resulting in the following dialog:
Ben: to the airport!
Nora: the airplane-port!
(everyone but Nora laughs)
Me: no, Nora, the place with the airplanes is called an airport
Nora: airplane-port
Me, Ben, Amy (alternating): airport
Nora: airplane-port
(...repeat, for a few minutes...)
Nora: airport
...and conversation moved on to other topics.
An hour later, we're actually starting to approach the airport, when we hear:
Nora: airplane-port
Ben: Dad, Mom, Nora's up to her old monkey-business.
I had no idea Ben knew this phrase, and don't know where he picked it up. His usage is spot on, though, and caused much hilarity.
