[Interior, Toyota Prius.  RONEN, strapped into car seat, holding a small blue plastic pig, babbling to himself.  ME, driving.]

RONEN: Use your letters.  Pah, ii, guh, PIG.
ME: That’s right, sweetie, good spelling!  Can you do “cat” now?  kuh…ah…
RONEN: kuh…ah…tuh! That spells CAT!
ME: That’s right!  And how do you spell “dog”?  Deh…uh…
RONEN: GUH!  Deh, uh, guh is DOG!
ME: That’s great!  What do you want to spell next?
RONEN: Ummm…HIPPOPOTAMUS!!!

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Nothing if not ambitious, that child.