Must be my age, but it doesn't sound strange to me--just the sort of thing my family would have said (a Texas from a long line of southerners.) But I have a question perhaps you can answer. I notice in "Keeping up Appearances" that Hyacinth's sisters and brother-in-law use the word "our" before the names of their sisters, as in "Our Rose". I think it's charming, and wonder if it is commonly used in Great Britain. I also note that Hyacinth never uses the term. Is that because it wouldn't be in keeping with her always trying to keep up appearances?