More of a favor than a prank I think.

[crazylegs]

I'll have to admit I havent the slightest as to why she checked her watch..lol....care to share?

To check to see what time it was against what time her husband is home and if the gardner/pool guy/other help would still be at the house?

[iradney]

I agree, it's a perfectly cromulent pronunciation. But maybe atill a bit pretentious. ^_^

Not if you're South African...

[elysia]

To check to see what time it was against what time her husband is home and if the gardner/pool guy/other help would still be at the house?

This was my presumptuous hope.

I know there is no surveillence of the parking lot, though I do admit the possibility she may have called the cops didnt occur to me. Der. I don't think that would classify as harrassement, however. Pretty harmless if you ask me.

Also I didnt mean to offend anyone by poking fun at "vaaz." Americans don't usually say it that way.

[Mark Healey]

I've gotten a few looks here because in the UK people pronounce the word garage differently then the North American 'gah-rahge'. I bet people think I'm putting on airs sometimes.

This reminds me of a Dr. Who episode. It was the one in were he went to Londn during the Blitz and there was some supposedly american character. The actor had the accent right but he screwed up on "barrage". He pronounced it the British way, with emphasis on the first sylable.

Anyway how the the original poster's customer pronounce "bucket"?

[AdminAssistant]

Reminds me of the Eddie Izzard skit:

You say 'erbs and we say herbs - because there's a fucking H in it.

[crazylegs]

Anyway how the the original poster's customer pronounce "bucket"?

Bouquet? keeping up appearances filler

[RetailWorkhorse]

Anyway how the the original poster's customer pronounce "bucket"?

"The Bouquet residence, Lady of The House speaking. It's my sister, Elizabeth, you remember the one. The one with the mansion and room enough for a pony."

[crazylegs]

"The Bouquet residence, Lady of The House speaking. It's my sister, Elizabeth, you remember the one. The one with the mansion the swimming pool and room enough for a pony."

You missed a bit

[Seshat]

Whether or not "vaaz" is the proper pronounciation is immaterial........I hate to sound like a dick but "it's the principle of the matter".....

People want to sound more prestigious and important by making their words fancy.

And if I said 'vaise' or 'erbs' or 'tomayto', I'd be using a non-local accent and sounding all fake and pretentious.

It's all in the region. Some regions say 'vaaz' some say 'vaise'. In a 'vaaz' location, 'vaise' sounds fake, and vice versa.

(Of course, someone with a generally non-local accent is probably going to use the non-local variant.)

[Jay 2K Winger]

I agree, there are people who will give fancy pronunciations to words in an effort to sound more sophisticated.

It doesn't always work.

You can sound as sophisticated as you want, but if I hear you're shopping at "Tar-jhey," you're not as sophisticated as you like to think you are.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

"The Bouquet residence, Lady of The House speaking. It's my sister, Elizabeth, you remember the one. The one with the mansion and room enough for a pony."

Actually, Elizabeth was the next-door neighbor of Hyacinth.

Violet was the sister with the mansion, the Mercedes and room for a pony.

[aurelemsrealm]

It's been a while since I've seen Keeping Up Appearances. I wish Charter would offer BBC America on the lower tiers here.

[Pagan]

I swear some of the people who bought Liggett cigarettes at the gas station pronounced it "Lij-ettes" just to sound fancy. Super fancy buying the second cheapest cigarettes we have!

And they probably shop at "Tar-jay"!

(Although they do carry Mossimo and Todd Oldham.)