‘I have nephews,’ he said, smoothing out his brow. ‘They’ll pick up anything. We try not to swear.’ ‘Oh, I can’t wait to teach my niece to swear!’ I replied. ‘She’s only one and a bit, so her f’s aren’t great, but it’s my duty as her aunt to make sure she stands up and shouts “fuck!” at an important family function while it’s still cute.’

