Random scraps of dialogue and what they reveal!

While in my office, Rose said "I want to cry"
Debs:Why do you want to cry?
Rose: I miss Kate and Bonnie
Josh: Well just don't think about them or look at the photos.  Then you won't feel sad, right?

Joshua was explaining to me the punctuation he had learned today in class while he drew on Steve's white board.  I told him there were British words for the punctuation - full stop and exclamation mark.  He said, "I think I'll just use the American."
Debs: You'll need the British words when you are in English school
Josh: Oh, I just won't go to English school. (pause as realisation dawns).  Oh, you mean when we are in England next year?
Debs: Yes
Josh: OK, I'll have to learn the British then.

I could see this conversation at dinner in a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip -
Steve: Josh, stop doing that.
Josh: It's my instincts
Debs: Do you know what instincts are?
Josh: No, but it is my instincts.
Steve gives a very good definition - I'm glad I didn't attempt it, but we always knew who the scientist was!