One of the most famous cases of late speech was Thomas Babbington Macaulay, the historian.

Language could not have begun in the form it was said to have taken in the first recorded utterance of Thomas Babbington Macaulay (the infant Lord Macaulay): [who was three years old when he began talking] once when he was taken out, his hostess accidently spilled hot tea on him. The little lad first bawled his head off, but when he had calmed he said in answer to his hostess' concern, "Thank you Madam, the agony is sensibly abated."

Basically, he waited until he could talk like a proper Georgian adult.

"Thank you Madam, the agony is sensibly abated."

I would love to see that live, minus the part with scalding heat.

I have to be careful about my gut(not my GI tract but that place inside you get that message from? Right? )Cause mostly it's not wrong, but it makes up very scary stories sometimes. Like once I was absolutely convinced that my friend was the cyclist smashed by the truck on the news. Right neighborhood and he had been a sloppy correspondent. I was freaked, you know? And then he e-mailed me back and I felt dumb saying "So glad you're not roadkill, sweetie," so I doubt if he still knows that the question I sent him was a plant. Last week I thought I kvetched a member of H:LOTS fandom into suicide. One of the few times in my life I've ever found being unimportant to somebody a comforting thought. Still a little worried about him, though. The boy ain't right and he's stopped blogging. I couldn't really hoch somebody I hardly know so hard they want to die could I?(Considers Senators...brightens slightly)

t offers $1,000,000 to anyone who wants to go to Michigan for me

Michigan sounds pretty good to me right now.

offers $1,000,000 to anyone who wants to go to Michigan for me

Hmmmm--which part? Traverse City's pretty, and I wouldn't mind seeing if anyone I know still lives in Alpena.

Detroit, nsm.

Anywhere but here sounds good. I'll go.

"Thank you Madam, the agony is sensibly abated."

Gotta love a kid whose first utterance contains an adverb.

Ugh. Feeling all kinds of gronky and grumpy. Somehow have to pull it together, because I can't afford to miss two days of editing in a row and I have to clean the house a bit because we have a babysitter coming tomorrow so I can go to my job interview.

Where and when are you going, Aimee?

offers $1,000,000 to anyone who wants to go to Michigan for me

I will go, if you send someone to fix my satelite dish. No charge required.

Question, though. Why?