Preview of a conversation between my sister and her 6yo daughter :
Juli : Mama, what time are you going to go to work?
MH : I don't know, Juli. I have to eat, get dressed, and then I'm leaving.
Juli : How many minutes will that be?
MH : However many minutes it takes me to eat and get dressed!
Juli : What time will that be?
(my sister is getting exasperated now)
MH : I don't know how long it will take me or what time it will be when I leave. Do you need any further clarification?!!!
(Juli just looks at her)
MH : Did you understand what I just said?
Juli : Oh, I understood you. I just don't know what it meant.
Juli : Mama, what time are you going to go to work?
MH : I don't know, Juli. I have to eat, get dressed, and then I'm leaving.
Juli : How many minutes will that be?
MH : However many minutes it takes me to eat and get dressed!
Juli : What time will that be?
(my sister is getting exasperated now)
MH : I don't know how long it will take me or what time it will be when I leave. Do you need any further clarification?!!!
(Juli just looks at her)
MH : Did you understand what I just said?
Juli : Oh, I understood you. I just don't know what it meant.
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