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Naming Colours

4yo and 6yo are painting – mostly mixing paints and trying them out on paper.

4yo: I like this colour. I want to give it a name.

6yo: What are you going to call it?

4yo: Alan.

6yo: You – you could call it pinky purple. Or greeny blue.

4yo: I think it’s called Alan.

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