Three of these speech acts explicitly direct the child to produce a noun or verb, as in say doggie or say jump.
The misnaming of a horse ' doggie ' seems prima facie evidence that the child believes horse and dog to be the same kind of thing, deserving the same name.
We are a nation of dog lovers, and it is a guarantee of publicity to get involved with children and doggies.
I do not wish to prolong this debate or to offend the doggie people.
The penny bangers and barking doggies of our youth have been replaced by modern fireworks, which are very powerful.
Are we on the verge of raising the question, should the doggies have the vote as well?
I am sure that the specialist officers, the navigator and the gunnery officer, will greatly miss their "doggies" who helped so much in their respective departments.
The container used for such leftovers is commonly called a "doggy bag" or "doggie bag".
