Carol C:

I don't need any character slurs about what I read as a boy; I was dutiful and diligent, and read "Now We Are Six", "The House on Pooh Corner", and "Winnie the Pooh", as the book is titled. Later, I alwso read "Winnie Ille Pu" which I hasten to point out is NOT "Winnie Iller Pu".

Now, you know darn well that whether we are describing one character or two, both names are in common useage, and legitimate labels to refer to the being -- extraordinary bear! -- named Winnie. In one of those two names, his middle name is "the". I did not cause this, but I will not be brow-beaten into saying it is not the case. Ask anyone on the street who "Winnie the Pooh" is and they will tell you without a moment's hesitation.

Do not quibble me, madam!!

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