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When a video of 18-month-old twins, Sam and Ren McEntee, went viral, over 5 million viewers wondered, "Do these babies have a language of their own?" Or, "Are they just babbling noises at each other?"
Whether they actually understand each other or not, it seems they are having a deep conversation -- perhaps about the fate of a missing sock.
Stunned by the twin's overnight Internet fame, the McEntee parents appeared on 'Good Morning America' to chat about Sam and Ren's vocabulary. Although their baby-babble is new to YouTube, the twins have been conversing "...for a number of months now," mom tells GMA.
And while Blackberries do seem like an appropriate "toy" for babies with so much to say, we're wondering if they will be text-messaging soon, too.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 3)
3-31-2011 @ 2:38PM
peggy hall said...as a twin myself in my 70's, I can tell you first hand, my sister and I had our own language and understood each other when no one else did. My mother even worried that we would not learn the English language, but we did. This is nothing new..............
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3-31-2011 @ 5:37PM
Rob said...Sounds like some sort of DADAAADADADAA DADA DADADADA ADADA binary code. Geniuses they are.
3-31-2011 @ 7:45PM
Katie P said...My twin sons had their own language that they used until their "normal" vocabulary developed to the point they no longer needed it. We became aware of it Christmas morning, two months before their 2nd birthday. Santa had brought them similar toys, of course. They played for a couple of minutes with their initial choices, jabbered at each other, and immediately exchanged toys with each other. I'd heard them use this "baby jabber" -- far more than just "dadadada" -- but had no idea that it was, in fact, a valid, effective form of communication until that moment. I learned later that "twin language" is a recognized phenomena. The sources I read indicated that it may/can impede language development. That didn't seem to be the case with my boys. If anything, their rapid fire jabber was evidence of their desire to use whatever sounds and syllables they could to communicate. We read to them, told stories with their toys, sang, and encouraged them to respond. They became quite vocal little boys.... and still are!
3-31-2011 @ 11:52PM
PeeDee Leavitt said...Thank you for confirming what I had heard before. I have also heard that some sets of twins keep using the language until they are older. I guess sort of like someone using "pig Latin". No matter, the boys are darling and anyone who thinks this is not "important" evidently has no sense of humor, Which God only knows we need one nowadays.
4-01-2011 @ 4:32PM
Leaetta J said...I think babies understand a lot more than we realize. There are some awesome baby free samples on HtTp://bit.ly/GoodGiveaways Free Stuff page. We've gotten everything from free Pampers diapers to Earth's Best organic baby formula. Now that's something to talk about! ;)
3-31-2011 @ 4:06PM
Monique said...Clearly you dont have children. This is adorable.
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3-31-2011 @ 2:50PM
Nancy said...Mine are in their 50,s Seldom see each other. But when they do they still do. When they were young I thought they were just delayed. Not so. Rough on wives. But with humor a lot of fun.
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3-31-2011 @ 9:56PM
Jordi said...LOL, guess the idiom, "everything old is new(s) again" is correct. I'm a twin (born in 1951)and we did the exact same thing as these twins. Also several maternial family members had twins who did the same thing. Scientific research of twins states twins have their own language and babies participate in conversations all the time. Many continue "twin speak" language long after learning to speak as well. Some continue into adulthood! At nursery school when my son (not a twin) was about a year and a half he and another child of about the same age had conversations with each other daily amazing the school workers. Sorry twinly parents and GMA the fact is many twins and other babies just seem to be conversational. FYI for the future of these twins,,, just wait til they can speak and finish each other's thoughts. (again a twin thing)
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3-31-2011 @ 3:06PM
Sally said...It is so refreshing to watch something so cute for a change. One can't help but to smile and chuckle.
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3-31-2011 @ 3:23PM
LINDA said...I AGREE COMPLETELY WITH SALLY. IT IS SO REFRESHING TO HAVE SOMETHING CLEAN AND INNOCENT TO SMILE ABOUT.
3-31-2011 @ 3:24PM
LINDA said...WHY DO PEOPLE HAVE TO BE SO MEAN? I AM A MOTHER & GRANDMOTHER,THIS IS THE CUTEST VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN.PEOPLE JUST ENJOY THE FUN AND LAUGHTER THESE TWINS BRING TO THE HEART!!THESE BABIES ARE PRECIOUS...
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3-31-2011 @ 3:17PM
Chris said...Right - who cares what they're saying. Are we going to be subjected to this spawn on every network now?
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3-31-2011 @ 4:45PM
katy said...I totally agree. 100% annoying and who cares. There is nothing more boring than people talking about their kids or worse, their grandkids. Snore!
3-31-2011 @ 8:04PM
Amanda said...If you're so annoyed then why are you bothering to read the article and watch the clip?????
3-31-2011 @ 5:06PM
Bob said...Don't know which is the worst creep -- Amy or Thursday...
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3-31-2011 @ 3:46PM
Jenna said...Some babies "babble" at very early months. I know of one who talked at 3 months and waved her arms in much the same manner. I know of twins who talked to each other very early on and studies have shown that twins do understand each other and what the other one needs. If you put babies in a room together and one starts crying, they will all start crying - maybe because they understand each other. Babies are very intelligent - more so than some adults I've known.
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3-31-2011 @ 4:03PM
Lisa said...Ren, your an idiot and you must not be a parent. This isn't about politics, war, or anything serious. It's just two of the cutest little squirts I've ever seen having what appears to be a very important chat. Get a grip dude, lighten up. With the shape the world is in it's nice to see somthing this sweet and innocent. And if you can't lighten up you should keep your stupid opinions to yourself, moron.
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4-01-2011 @ 7:35PM
Monique said...Clearly Ren is also not a parent. Let's all be thankful for that.
3-31-2011 @ 4:06PM
Sonya said...hahahahaha. They're on TWITTER! twitter.com/SamRenMcEntee
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3-31-2011 @ 4:23PM
Blurgle said...@Thursday: Well you ask who cares. Let's see here. You 1) Clicked the link to come to this webpage. 2) Read at least enough of the article to figure out what it was about, if not read all of the article and then 3) Took the time to post. You must care if you went to all of that effort "Thursday". You just failed completly at showing disdain and apathy. Good job!
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