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Of heffalumps and hunny: the language of Winnie-the-Pooh

November 6, 2012 marks 88 years since the world was first introduced to one of the most famous characters in children’s literature, Winnie-the-Pooh. When We Were Very Young, A. A. Milne’s first collection of children’s poems was published on this day in 1924, and was written for his three-year-old son, Christopher Robin. When We Were [...]

Posted on: November 6 2012 | Posted by: Julia Callaway | Comments: 1 | Categories: English in use, Word origins | Tags: A. A. Milne, Christopher Robin, Eeyorish, heffalump, kanga, Poohsticks, The House at Pooh Corner, Winnie-the-Pooh