Julie Bove wrote:
>
> I hate it when adults tell kids the wrong name for things. For instance, my
> parents used to tell my nephew that he was eating little trees when he ate
> broccoli. They told Angela that the letter "S" was called "Sneaky Snake". I
> remember her teacher calling me and telling me that she knew all of her
> letters except for the letter "S". Doing stuff like that to a kid can be
> embarrassing to them and perhaps even damaging if they believe the wrong
> information.

I don't see the correlation there, Julie.