No, no - it's not phone versus telephone - it's phone versus ring.
Frank is right on the button with Hyacinth; it's all about New and Old money. It's the artificial gentility, doncherknow; the nouveaux-riches trying to appear effortlesly superior.
I am sure Americans can do it - think Henry James. Or Sweet Charity. Come on, don't be quitters! It's the Fourth of July - strike a blow!
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