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« Reply #3510 on: 10:28:07, 13-02-2008 » |
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Rich people are usually posh.
Like David Beckham, you mean, or Wayne Rooney, or Paul McCartney? Indeed, Mary, but then it seems to me that lb has long presented a somewhat clichéd and perhaps less informed view of the arts and society in general, although I am at a loss to decide whether this is done just for effect, or really represents the sum of his knowledge and experience. |
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« Reply #3511 on: 10:50:43, 13-02-2008 » |
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I wonder if the word "posh" has an equivalent in other languages, or if it's solely a product of the English preoccupation with class?
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Lord Byron
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« Reply #3512 on: 11:22:43, 13-02-2008 » |
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The majority of people with money speak with a public school accent.
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Ron Dough
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« Reply #3513 on: 11:30:08, 13-02-2008 » |
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And what is a public school accent, exactly? Even Wills and Harry speak Estuary English.
What about the chavs who run the city, too, quite apart from football stars, rock stars and media faces such as Jonathan Woss? Where's the research to support your allegations?
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« Reply #3514 on: 11:31:24, 13-02-2008 » |
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At the risk of repeating Mary - "David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Paul McCartney?" What about the Russian millionaires? Or any millionaire who didn`t go to English Public School, for that matter? What about people who do speak with a Public School accent yet who are, umm, not rich? What`s rich anyway  Oops, sorry Ron. Crossed posts. |
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Lord Byron
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« Reply #3515 on: 11:39:44, 13-02-2008 » |
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And what is a public school accent, exactly? Even Wills and Harry speak Estuary English.
What about the chavs who run the city, too, quite apart from football stars, rock stars and media faces such as Jonathan Woss? Where's the research to support your allegations?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1717886.stm |
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« Reply #3516 on: 11:45:20, 13-02-2008 » |
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I can't see where that article relates to accent Or indeed where it covers any kind of relationship between wealth and "poshness". |
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« Reply #3517 on: 11:46:30, 13-02-2008 » |
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£=private school=top uni=top job = £
exceptions exist, but they are just exceptions to the majority situation
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Morticia
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« Reply #3518 on: 11:49:29, 13-02-2008 » |
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£=private school=top uni=top job = £
Oh dear. Something obviously went horribly wrong for me. I went to private school but I sure as hell don`t have that top job or salary!  |
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« Reply #3519 on: 11:52:29, 13-02-2008 » |
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£=private school=top uni=top job = £
Oh dear. Something obviously went horribly wrong for me. I went to private school but I sure as hell don`t have that top job or salary! or kids at private school ? |
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« Reply #3520 on: 11:53:40, 13-02-2008 » |
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I wonder if the word "posh" has an equivalent in other languages, or if it's solely a product of the English preoccupation with class?
Well to have proper posh types, you needs an overseas empire to go an visit, 'port out, starboard homeward', innit. Engaging in intercourse (verbal, that is) with Eton boys on a frequent basis, I can definitely confirm that there's nothin' posh about the mode of speech, or accent, heard from most of them. |
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« Reply #3521 on: 11:55:17, 13-02-2008 » |
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Also, would somebody tell me how to upload pictures?
Go to Community Area, then Board Usage then second down for information how to use photobucket... But if you just want to load a picture , say on the one to a million thread ... 1) google 2) click on images.. top left above the search button 3) type in what you need then it says in blue at the top 'see full size image ' click on this 4) click on the http address above that image 5) then on the reply page for your message look at the little box underneath I then insert your image (that you saved from the http address (4) into the middle of the two bracketed img signs.... then it should work !!!!  A |
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« Reply #3522 on: 11:55:43, 13-02-2008 » |
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£=private school=top uni=top job = £
Oh dear. Something obviously went horribly wrong for me. I went to private school but I sure as hell don`t have that top job or salary! or kids at private school ? No, I kept my cats at home |
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« Reply #3523 on: 11:55:52, 13-02-2008 » |
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I went to private school but I sure as hell don`t have that top job or salary! Or accent, I can confirm.  |
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« Reply #3524 on: 11:59:08, 13-02-2008 » |
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I went to private school but I sure as hell don`t have that top job or salary! Or accent, I can confirm. Ta darlin'. Youse a gennulman an' no mistake, innit? |
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