From a conversation with my 5-year-old:
“Ryan seemed a little irritable on the playground today.”
“I wouldn’t say irritable, mommy. He’s irascible, which is different.”
I asked her to explain the difference, and she did so with ease.
Professor’s Child
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I can vouch that this is he kind of thing ha a professor’s child says, and explains!
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Are you secretly raising a clone?
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I’ve spoken to her like this since she was an infant. It’s hilarious when she starts on her “in fact” and “whatsoever.” 🙂
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“spoken to her like this since she was an infant”
How long before she starts critiquing your articles?
“Really, mommy, this argument is really specious, in fact your entire analysis is rather jejune.”
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My eldest daughter loved words. When she was four years old, she heard someone use the word “decade” and she asked me what it meant. After I told her, she said, “So on my birthday, will I be half a decade?”
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Half a decade sounds so much better than 5.
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