Softer.

“What kind of tyres do you prefer, balloon or high pressure?”

“I like balloons better, as a matter of fact.”

“What kind of car have you?”

“I haven't any car; I'm a pedestrian.”

* * *

Wife: “Oh, George, that little thief of a servant we discharged yesterday has stolen our best towels!”

Hubby: “Which ones were they, dear?”

Wife: “The ones we took from that hotel we stopped at in Wanganui!”