Now, you might say, "she's 4, it's okay for her to do that." And you would be right. However, these little verbal mishaps are extreme in their creativity, and are even more amazing considering Eliza's assurance that she is saying them correctly.
A handy list:
1- Barbie's Johnny-Q- Johnny's BBQ
2- Norfolk Jelly- New York Deli
3- Grandpa's Pond- Uncle Seth's Pond, a place we visited in Martha's Vineyard
4- The Gummy Man- the "dummy" that we saw the Coast Guard use to perform a fake rescue whilst on the Martha's Vineyard Ferry
5- Rollacoke- The World of Coke
6- Miss Jillian is "on a mission"- uttered when Miss J was out of town hooping it up with her friends, most decidedly NOT on a mission, at least not the good kind.
7- Do you buhmember?- Liza for "do you recall this certain event?"
8- Marfew's Bin-yar- Martha's Vineyard
9- This isn't a specific word, but she does have this quirky habit of calling our friends' husbands their "daddies". As in, "Miss Jillian's daddy is Mr. Drew". This confusion came about when she wondered why Jillian didn't live with her father, who resides in another state. When I explained to her that most kids grow up and move away from their parents, she was totally pumped.
"When can I do dat?" she wanted to know.