My Family (TV Series)
My Fair Charlady (2004)
Siobhan Hayes: Abi Harper
Quotes
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Abi Harper : You're being very loquacious today.
Ben Harper : What?
Abi Harper : It means you're eating a lot.
Ben Harper : I know what it means!
Susan Harper : Abi's got a job interview at the college library.
Abi Harper : Yes. I'm learning the dictionary. Build up my vocabulary.
Ben Harper : Really? You're building it on quicksand!
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Ben Harper : Anyone got the sport section?
Michael Harper : I've got it, dad.
Ben Harper : Anyone?
Michael Harper : I said it's here. I was just checking the football results.
Ben Harper : Football? You?
Michael Harper : Yes, me.
Ben Harper : Hahaha! Football?
Michael Harper : Look, I'm after this girl at school who's really into football. Thought I could impress her if I learnt a thing or two.
Ben Harper : Football?
Susan Harper : A girl?
Abi Harper : Impress?
Ben Harper : Did you hear that, Susan? My boy has finally taken an interest in football!
Susan Harper : Yes, I heard it. And I find it interesting that suddenly, Michael's become *your* boy!
Ben Harper : Yes, that's right! He's mine! Not yours, mine!
Michael Harper : Maybe we should just forget I said anything!
Ben Harper : Oh, I've waited for this moment! I prayed for it!
Michael Harper : I've got to go!
Ben Harper : Did you hear that, Susan? My boy has got to go!
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Abi Harper : [Still reading the dictionary] Ben is being very 'antediluvian'. I've gone back to A.
Susan Harper : If you want a word to describe Ben, look under C.
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Abi Harper : I just got 'multifariousness'!
Roger Bailey : Oh, I feel just like Henry Higgins! And you are my Eliza Dolittle!
[to Martha]
Roger Bailey : And you are Eliza's... cook friend.
Susan Harper : And who am I?
Roger Bailey : Well, you're Susan.
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Abi Harper : Ah, football. A strategic contest of the metatarsally propelled orb.
Ben Harper : Abi, have you swallowed a dictionary?
Abi Harper : No.
Ben Harper : Would you like to?
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Librarian : So, your name is Abi Harper?
Abi Harper : Indubitably.
Librarian : And you are applying for a job at the university library?
Abi Harper : Incontestably.
Librarian : Well, er... I've been reading your job application. Most of last night, actually. And I did find it a tiny bit...
Abi Harper : Explicatory? Superplenary? Diachronous?
Librarian : Long.
Abi Harper : Well, er... that's because of the multiplicity of polysyllables.
Librarian : And, er... when we say you may use another sheet, one is usually sufficient.
Abi Harper : Well, I like to be, erm... what's another word for hyper-punctilious?
Librarian : I don't know. But it's bound to be in here somewhere! Miss Harper, when you applied for this position, did you bother to read the rubric at the top of the form?
Abi Harper : What? Oh! Incontrovertibly!
Librarian : Then you will know that you are overqualified for this position.
Abi Harper : Really? Isn't that good for a librarian?
Librarian : It can be. Sadly, the vacancy is for tea bar assistant.
Abi Harper : Oh... excrement!
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Susan Harper : How did your interview go?
Abi Harper : Bad!
Susan Harper : I'm sorry. So you learned all those long words for nothing?
Abi Harper : Yeah. So from now on, I'll use words with just one...
Susan Harper : Syllable?
Abi Harper : Yeah! Ta, Sue!