ephraim and i have what ja calls a "thing".  "it's just your 'thing' with your son, honey."  anyways, we have several arguments about what things are called.  one goes like this...

me:  cuppa!

ephraim:  bobble!

me:  cu-PA!

ephraim:  bo-BLE!

me:  CU-PA!!

ephraim:  BO-BLE!

ja:  ephraim, it's a cuppa!

ephraim:  cuppa!

me:  yay!  cuppa!

ephraim:  BOBBLE!

another one, which just started with the onset of orange season happened last night.  i got out an orange for after dinner and...

ephraim:  apple!

me:  no, handsome, it's an orange.  ORANGE.

ephraim:  apple!

me:  orange!

(((this went on for a little while, and i finally did get an apple to show him the difference.  ja, of course, no help at all, is laughing hysterically.)))

me:  this is an apple. ((holding out the apple))  and this is the orange.  ((holding out the orange.))

me:  what's this?  ((holding out the apple))

ephraim:  apple!

me:  yay!  what's this??  ((holding out the orange))

ephraim:  (grinning like the beast that he is)  APPLE!

i give up.