Context Matters

13-year-old: “I learned today that Princess Carolyn is an elf.”
Me: …
13: …
Me: “What?”
13: “Princess Carolyn is an elf.”
Me: “Princess Carolyn is a CAT.”
13: “Oh, sorry, I meant the actor.”
Me: “What? Context???”
13: “Princess Carolyn is in the movie Elf.”