In my everyday life, I occasionally hear a word and wonder, “What was that word?”
This week, the word was uniform, but I didn’t know if the person said uniform or unicorn. Can you tell how that would be confusing? I mean the two words are so similar, right? Just imagine this: A young child comes to you and says, “My mom bought me a uniform.” When you have a hearing loss, you might not actually hear the F in that word because it is an unvoiced sound, and there is no way you can figure it out from context. I just try and remember to ask lots of questions to figure out what the child said.
Then, earlier today my hubster and I were checking out old footage of SNL videos in anticipation of tonight’s 40th anniversary show.
We found two hilarious videos that exemplify what it’s like to have a hearing loss, both involving my favorite SNL star, Gilda Radner. (Loved her!!)
I’ve actually made this myself a few times, because I heard a word, or a phrase, incorrectly:
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/emilys-editorial-reply/n8635
Please be a good guy like Chevy, and help your hearing impaired friends out. Maybe even a little sooner than he did!!
And, this second one just reminds me of life as a Pre-K teacher. It was amusing when I, a hearing impaired teacher, worked with children still in the process of learning to pronounce certain words. (L’s and R’s always seem to be tricky for the little guys.)
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/not-for-ladies-only/n8633
Of course, these ladies are doing this for fun but I’d love to know how many times you need to replay the video to figure out what they are saying!
Enjoy the videos!!
