Roberta — Yes, leaper and dancer, both joyful sounding, but only one actually joyful. (And dancer isn’t even joyful when I happen to do it — just painfully embarrassing.) Drowner, I think, sounds kind of languid, though, despite the way in which I used it in this piece.

people who throw themselves under the tube? (all trains? just the underground?) are ‘leapers.’ like … that’s the technical term.

which is strange. because ‘leaper’ sounds rather a joyful word.

Ani — No, you shouldn’t leave the writing to me. The quips, however … well, you might have a point. :P

Silent Reader — Hello and welcome. You’re right about the three lefts. And I guess after four you just end up going round in circles.

Robb — Thanks, too. I like the word drowners. It’s one of those that sounds perfectly legitimate and yet … wrong. One shouldn’t be labelling people who drown, surely?

especially this: “I could be quite the most expert of drowners.”

I enjoyed reading it till the end. Love your writing.

‘Just stop and ask for directions already.’

‘If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up in the river.’

‘Predictably, I want one that sounds like Stephen Hawking.’

‘Lefty loosey, righty tighty.’

Um. Yes. I think we can all agree I should leave the writing to you.