tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post5548996021594325183..comments2023-10-10T10:00:06.367+01:00Comments on DJ´s krimiblog: Down UnderDorte Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-88498825237150656602010-08-14T11:47:13.874+01:002010-08-14T11:47:13.874+01:00Kelly: I hope she is - if not she would be a midge...Kelly: I hope she is - if not she would be a midget :)<br /><br />I don´t know if it seems so ridiculous to me because the sizes of children´s clothes in Denmark are often based on length in centimetres so that I would buy size 130 for my 8-year-old child, size 140 for age ten etc. Very useful because if *I* were to include a child in a novel, I would know exactly how tall the average child of that age is.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-80527695068086616252010-08-14T02:39:46.563+01:002010-08-14T02:39:46.563+01:00My granddaughter is eight and she's certainly ...My granddaughter is eight and she's certainly taller than my waist! An understandable pet peeve.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-25458810952817786762010-08-13T18:05:49.497+01:002010-08-13T18:05:49.497+01:00Tracy: I don´t know if the writer has children of ...Tracy: I don´t know if the writer has children of her own, but most parents will know that an eight-year-old child is c 120-130 centimetres. A two-year-old is approximately half as tall as he/she will be as an adult.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-83445454226870133072010-08-13T15:13:05.027+01:002010-08-13T15:13:05.027+01:00Not something I had ever thought about but now you...Not something I had ever thought about but now you mention it .....Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-9337763842194613942010-08-13T12:33:33.211+01:002010-08-13T12:33:33.211+01:00Margot: they make this mistake all the time. Last ...Margot: they make this mistake all the time. Last year I read about an eight-year-old girl who was only half as tall as her teenage brother. I really doubt it.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-10172697039290174472010-08-13T12:28:39.288+01:002010-08-13T12:28:39.288+01:00Dorte - I had to laugh at your "Undersize Me&...Dorte - I had to laugh at your "Undersize Me" comment. You're absolutely right about the way children are sometimes depicted in stories, both physically and otherwise. It's so much better if the author is realistic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com