I was asked to name my favorite toy from childhood.

Arrgh! Questions like this drive me crazy. I resisted for a couple of days, but I finally broke down and answered.

Ask most Americans to name their favorite color and the response is likely to be red or blue or whatever. Ask a Brit and the response is often something like “Favorite color of what?”

So I’ll answer like a denizen of the UK: “Favorite toy to play at what?”

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