A Gap in Words

10/15/2012

A Gap in Words

New York Times—Before a Test, a Poverty of Words By Ginia Bellafante

Not too long ago, I witnessed a child, about two months shy of 3, welcome the return of some furniture to his family’s apartment with the enthusiastic declaration “Ottoman is back!” The child understood that the stout cylindrical object from which he liked to jump had a name and that its absence had been caused by a visit to someone called “an upholsterer.” Read more.

Oct 15, 2012 4:00:00 AM

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