It's Short

Eating dinner last night, we had garden salad... no big deal, we do this a lot. Then Peter says "I love these tawns!"

"Tawns?" we question "What are tawns?"

"Oh, you know. These little crunchy things." He holds up a crouton.

"Those are called croutons. Don't you remember?"

"Yeah. But it's just short for that."

Later in the meal, he mentions the "tawns" again and Bob asks again what they are...

"Dad... it's short for croutons.... you already know that."