How we cite our quotes: (Book Title.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Don't you know what "ther" means?"
"Ah, yes, now I do," I said quickly; and I hope you do too, because it's all the explanation you are going to get. (Winnie-the-Pooh.1.7-8)
Well, this is pretty much it in a nutshell. Milne doesn't always explain what he or his characters mean with their idiosyncratic language, but he leaves it up to us to interpret it. So, what do you think "ther" means?
Quote #2
He said to himself: "That buzzing-noise means something. You don't get a buzzing-noise like that, just buzzing and buzzing, without its meaning something." (Winnie-the-Pooh.1.27)
Pooh represents a young child in many ways, and here he's showing us what it's like to be a kid trying to understand lots of grown-up talk. All that noise has got mean something, right?
Quote #3
He said, "Silly old Bear," in such a loving voice that everybody felt quite hopeful again. (Winnie-the-Pooh.2.53)
Tone makes a difference, doesn't it?