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I think that is a mix of the tiny amounts of sleep I have gotten so far this week because of the not-so-tiny amount of grading I have been doing. But, we were a tiny bit crazy last night very late at night.

So, I thought that it would interesting to report a tiny amount about the tiny story that has been making us laugh so much lately. We have a friend that has a little boy who is at the funny age. Those of you with kids or around kids know what age I am talking about. They have found words, and certain words strung together get a certain reaction from the adults around them. So, they play.

The idea of children playing with language is fascinating to me as a language lover. Well, this particular little boy has found the word “tiny.” Everything is tiny. He has tiny socks and tiny shoes and tiny shorts. And, for some reason, this has struck us as more than a tiny bit funny. We can’t stop using the word tiny! The three of us literally sat laughing about it for at least 10 tiny minutes last night. I can barely contain my tiny bursts of laughter just writing this. And, since I am at work, I can only imagine the tiny stares I would receive if the tiny giggles broke through my tiny lips. See, it’s fun! Now you try!

What I find the most fascinating by this is that this two and a half year old boy has made a tiny change in the ecolect(which I will explain in another post) of my tiny little family. So really, it seems, that the tiniest changes in our environment can have a huge effect on our language. That is a tiny thing to ponder for today!