Which I'd always thought was pronounced poo-pee because I heard one of my students pronounce it that way. But maybe she was saying it in the cute way?
It means "doll," by the way.
Anyhoo.
LEARNER: My wife wants a baby girl, because she says girls can be like puppets.
ME: Puppets?
LEARNER: Yes, you know, like you can play with it, with dresses.
ME: Are you translating from French? As in the word... um ... poo-pee?
LEARNER: No, not puppy!
ME: I don't mean puppy, I mean poo-pee, like the French word for "doll."
LEARNER: I don't know "doll."
ME: Girls play with dolls. They dress it up.
LEARNER: Oh, yes! My wife wants a baby girl, because girls can be like dolls.
ME: Is doll poo-pee in French?
LEARNER: No, it's poo-pe.
ME: Oh... That's why you thought I meant "puppy." And now I see why you said "puppet." "Puppet" can be correct too, but I wanted to be sure what you meant.
LEARNER: I don't know "puppet."
ME: You know those dolls you can control? You can make them move and speak.
LEARNER: Oh, yes! But now we're talking about men, not girls.
It means "doll," by the way.
Anyhoo.
LEARNER: My wife wants a baby girl, because she says girls can be like puppets.
ME: Puppets?
LEARNER: Yes, you know, like you can play with it, with dresses.
ME: Are you translating from French? As in the word... um ... poo-pee?
LEARNER: No, not puppy!
ME: I don't mean puppy, I mean poo-pee, like the French word for "doll."
LEARNER: I don't know "doll."
ME: Girls play with dolls. They dress it up.
LEARNER: Oh, yes! My wife wants a baby girl, because girls can be like dolls.
ME: Is doll poo-pee in French?
LEARNER: No, it's poo-pe.
ME: Oh... That's why you thought I meant "puppy." And now I see why you said "puppet." "Puppet" can be correct too, but I wanted to be sure what you meant.
LEARNER: I don't know "puppet."
ME: You know those dolls you can control? You can make them move and speak.
LEARNER: Oh, yes! But now we're talking about men, not girls.
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