"爸"·"爹"·"妈"

亲爱的小文：

小孩子刚学说话，最先发的音也就是最容易发的音就是“爸”、“爹”、“妈”这些音，中外都是一样的。英文pa或papa或dad或daddy都是“父亲”（father）的意思，但比father亲热得多。所以你以后写信，不要写dearfather而该写deardad，我附一封英文给爸爸信的样本在下面：

june10

deardad,

theflowersarebeautiful!motherandiwillenjoythematourtableforseveraldays,iknow.everythingissonewandsoexciting.iheardseveralfrenchcanadianssingingtheirsongsastheystoodonthesternwavingtosomefriendsonthedock.itislikeaforeignlandalready.imallanticipationforthesummertocome.ionlywishyoucouldbewithus.

love,andthankyouforthewonderfultripandfortheflowers.

joan

但mother这个字，却不像father这个字这么正式，所以常和mom或ma或mamma或mama混用，我再附一段英文小说在下面：

daviewasnextdown.“morning,mother.morning,dad.”hesaidwiththatdeferencethatcomesonasixteen-year-oldwhenhehassomethingtoaskfor,somethinghewantsmuch.