Talk:Valet

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[edit] Pronunciation

"The word is an English one and is correctly pronounced "Vall - ett", although mispronunciation as "Val-ay" is common." according to http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=valet , "[Middle English valette, from Old French vaslet, valet, servant, squire, from Vulgar Latin *vassellitus, diminutive of *vassus, vassal. See vassal.]" So which is right? I have always pronounced it "Val-ay" as well as everyone around me. I know people who have been corrected from saying it "Vall-ett" Also, the dictionary.com pronunciation includes both "Vall-ett" and "Val-ay". Yet another regional difference?

I am going to delete that line for now, unless someone has something contrary to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Arilakon 12:38, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

AFAIK, according to etiquette, the person valet is correctly pronouced VAL-ett. This is the pronunciaion you would find in Mrs Post's book. In American English, the implements (and the fellow who parks the cars) is val-LAY. Americans who would call Jeeves a val-Lay are looked down upon, even by other Americans. Quill 21:54, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Is Alfred, servant of Bruce Wayne (Batman), considered a valet?

In upper class (British) English the VAL-ett variety is used. Xxanthippe (talk) 02:32, 3 June 2008 (UTC).