Another little report from my tutoring sessions with a kid who always manages to put a smile on my face:
Lucy: An abstract noun is one that you can't touch. Like 'jealousy'.
Child: But if I'm jealous of this pen I can touch it. I'm touching the thing I'm jealous of.
Lucy: You're not touching the jealousy.
Child: Lucy, is 'love' an abstract noun?
Lucy: I guess so yes.
Child: No.
Lucy: What?
Child: You can touch love if you kiss the person you love.
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