Snippet 209

RJ:
Why do [the English] say leftenant instead of lieutenant?

V:
They do? I didn't know. Isn't lieutenant a French word?

RJ:
Sounds French.

V:
Maybe they don't want to use a French word.

RJ:
Lieutenant: is that "l-e-u"?

V:
L-i-e-u. As in, "In lieu of flowers, please send donations to such and such."

RJ:
{Cackles}
How do you know these [adjective] things?

V:
I read obituaries.