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When Chloe was little, she had trouble pronouncing her R's. There was nothing wrong with the way she heard R's, however, which led to an amusing exchange with her Grandma Cherie one day. Chloe introduced Cherie to Poofer, a much favored stuffed polar bear.

"What's his name?" asked Cherie.

"Poofle," said Chloe.

"Poofle?"

"No, Poofle."

"Poofle."

"Nooo, Poofle."

This went on for a couple of minutes, with Cherie increasingly confused and Chloe increasingly exasperated at Cherie's strange insistence on mispronouncing her bear's name. If Frank and I hadn't interrupted with gales of laughter, they might be at it still.