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8yo: What does “procrastinate” mean? [A few moments later, after having her question answered and being asked to clean something up…] 8yo: You taught me a new word, and I’m going to use it!

“How did the 8yo hear the word ‘procrastinate?’” you ask. Well, my wife was reminiscing about college and something called the Triangle of Procrastination—a chair placed in a triangle of tape in her dorm (not my story). Anywho, that prompted the above question. Now she really likes this new word.

I’m not saying this experience is strong support for the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, but I’m not not saying that.

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