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When I ask how old your toddler is, I don’t need to hear ‘27 months.’ ‘He’s 2’ will do just fine. He’s not a cheese…” -- George Carlin

I’m not one to pick up on the newest term or phrase. As much as I like words, their meanings and arrangements, I do tend to shy away from current, fashionable trends.

This tendency resulted in startling a nice couple one evening in Georgetown. A few years ago an ol…