Will Need To Have Words With His Son

(I am around nine or ten years old; I’ve just gotten some science-fiction books passed down to me from an older cousin. I come across a strange word, and try to sound it out as I walk behind my dad.)

Me: “Suh-nuh-vab-itch.”

Dad: *turns around and glares* “What!?”

Me: *stares back innocently*

(It wasn’t until I read the book again at the age of 16 that I realised what I’d said to my father!)