Article: When Being Wrong Is All Right.

Carl and Phyllis are becoming increasingly annoyed with their three-year-old son, Andrew. He started talking at 18 months of age; and for the past year-and-a-half they have been impressed by his steadily advancing capacity for speech.

However, they now have noticed Andrew seems to be suffering a lapse in language development. In particular, he appears to be having a serious problem with grammar, routinely saying things like "I wented to the park" and "My foots are cold."

This sort of chagrin is common among parents of preschoolers. They can't understand why their child suddenly begins moving backward after so many months of continuous forward progress. ...

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