Classifying a knife

Nigel is sometimes fanatical about classifying but Nina has her own taxonomy.

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Nigel: It’s a knife.

Nina: Yes?

Nigel: So it goes in the knife drawer, here, see? Why did you put it in the spoon drawer?

Nina: It’s small. It’s the same length as the small spoons.

Nigel: It’s not a spoon. It’s a knife.

Nina: Why niggle about a knife? Let’s ask the guests. Where would they put it?

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