Pronunciation

Eddie has trouble saying Ls. When an L is at the beginning of a word or between vowels, he substitutes a Y, but otherwise he leaves it out.

This can be kind of embarrassing!

For instance, whenever we're out walking and he sees flags or bunting, he exuberantly points it out. "Flag, flag, flaggy flags," he'll say loudly. But he leaves out the Ls.

On the landing of the stairwell outside our apartment, there's an extremely large clock. So when we're out in the hallway getting ready to go out—and we're liable to run into our neighbors—Eddie points it out. "Big clock!" he says. It's exciting, so he says it loudly. "Big clock!" But he leaves out the L.