History and Myths

[Shambala]

What is the difference between vase and vase'.

[Lonnie]

The pronounciation, Americans ay it one way, us t'other, same for Tomato.

[Quizmonster]

You may hear 'vase' pronounced vaze, vaaz or vawz in British English. The last of the three is rare now, but you might still catch a posh old lady saying it!

[juliacornwal]

And a not-so-posh native of Plymouth. My mother in law who is now 94, always pronounced the word vawz .. in the days when she spoke at all!