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In natural English speech, "fondness" appears in contexts such as: "Grownups' emotional relationships with the works of their childhood often clouds their perception. Fondness can deflect critical questions. In contrast, asking children questions about these books while they're children can create a different, more critically engaged, more uncomfortable relationship,". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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Grownups' emotional relationships with the works of their childhood often clouds their perception.

Fondness can deflect critical questions.

In contrast, asking children questions about these books while they're children can create a different, more critically engaged, more uncomfortable relationship,

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noun

The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting affection; propensity.

“I stopped taking the sweets and condiments I had got from home. The mind having taken a different turn, the fondness for condiments wore away, and I now relished the boiled spinach which in Richmond tasted insipid, cooked without condiments. Many such experiments taught me that the real seat of taste was not the tongue but the mind.”

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