I forgot a "right paren" in that previous post too. Here's that ==> ")". (I think I need another nap!)
I thought it was strange in that grandmama was a stickler for correct English and was a Wellesley grad from long ago...roommate of Madame Chiang Kai-shek as I recall..
Turns out "et" is (or was) the correct British pronunciation of "ate" in the early 1900's.