Question #3

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 183377

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kennyg1864" <kennyg1864 at ...> wrote:
kennyg1864:
> It is odd to me that a 1-year old infant would be called "the boy who
> lived" and not "the baby who lived".   Is that a UK thing?  In the US
> one normally wouldn't call him a "little boy" until he's walking.
> Although Harry was 1 yr 3 mos by then, so he probably was walking.  So
> maybe I should just stop now before I embarrass myself further.  [:)]

Geoff:
Why odd?

I became  a grandfather for the first time last year and I say to people 
"My daughter has had a little boy." If you refer to "the baby who lived", 
then it begs the question "Boy or girl?" unless you happen to have 
known the Potters.