my DD5 entertains herself with words, too. she chooses hilarious stuff like "that word is far too sesquipedalian for me to pronounce" when "i need help" would probably do. her teachers have commented on it (negatively - sigh) and i know it sets her apart in conversation with peers, but i'm pretty sure she'll modulate that as she gets older.

i've just put it down to her innate love of precision - if she's got a word that really nails the idea, she'll run with it...


Every Sunday it brooded and lay on the floor. Inconveniently close to the drawing-room door.