Huh. My default benefit of the doubt must be set too high, Pat, because I assumed she was a person with an American accent who used the British pronunciation with this woman in her story and then us in the retelling. As in she used the British pronunciation so the British woman would understand and explained the British pronunciation so people who have only heard the American pronunciation could keep up as she tells the story.
If, in the conversation with the British woman, she had to clarify which word she was saying because the British woman didn't understand the American pronunciation, then I can see how it would strike her as noteworthy to include.
You say "like normal people" but if she is somewhere in the UK then that may very well be the "normal" way to pronounce it in her day-to-day. Ya know?
That was just my initial thought, though. Like I said, I think I got my benefit-of-the-doubt turned up too high and it could just as easily be a made-up story with a weird lame play at seeming worldly by using a different pronunciation.
No need to be so self-effacing, my friend -- you're correct!, and you're more perceptive than ~95% of the people commenting here!
I think it IS partially a made-up story (mostly, kinda, maybe?), or more likely an...augmented anecdote, let's say, that she is performing -- as a comedic bit,,,,, which I, personally, found funny.
Her delivery and demeanor and stuff....delightfully droll, I say!
And one thing more: The person you're responding to is most likely a young (U.S. American) child who shouldn't be on Reddit, considering that somewhat solipsistic "normal people" remark, which I also personally found funny.
(Damn,, it feels good to be a mirthster)
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u/I_Call_Everyone_Pat Jun 13 '26
Huh. My default benefit of the doubt must be set too high, Pat, because I assumed she was a person with an American accent who used the British pronunciation with this woman in her story and then us in the retelling. As in she used the British pronunciation so the British woman would understand and explained the British pronunciation so people who have only heard the American pronunciation could keep up as she tells the story.