05 Feb
“Da” was the first pronoun I used to refer to myself as a small child. I think I was trying to say “I,” but I overcomplicated the word.
At any rate, whenever I encountered a new or challenging task — like growing human beings do — I would say out loud:
“Now how Da do dis?” (Translation: How do I do this?)
It became a running joke in my family, and it’s a phrase I still use today. When I sat down to write this article, I said to myself, “Now how Da do dis?” I say it to myself every …read more