Some things sound the same. Or maybe even look the same. But they’re not the same.
Last night, Izobel read me a question from The Ultimate Book of Useless Information (Noel Botham). Izobel asked me: ‘What’s an anagram?’
I answered as would you. Job done, I thought. But an 8 year old Izobel’s puzzled frown suggested otherwise. ‘No’. She said. ‘That’s an anagram. I know what an anagram is. I asked you this,’ and turned the page to face me.
It turns out that Noel Botham’s Ultimate Book of Useless Information contains the following useless information, ‘The average smell weights 760 nanograms.’ Prompting Izobel to ask, ‘What’s a nanogram?’ Prompting me to explain what an anagram was. Prompting Izobel’s puzzled frown. Prompting me to smile. Prompting me to write this.
Some things sound the same. Or maybe even look the same. But they’re not the same.
(I was reminded of this twice last week. Once with Izobel’s question. And once when I bought Choco Break instead of Kit Kat from Lidl. Bloody awful).