Hi! Im not going to say weather im from Britaion or America just yet, But I want to know how many people think british people talk posh. ^^
I know this sounds stupid, but i want to get an oppinion from other people.
If you're from Britain, don't say just yet and see how many people thaught you where not from Britain. :D
i've been in britian and i don't think they all talk posh come to think of it i don't think people do talk posh in britan well i have'nt herd any people talk posh
I'm sorry, but I'm not that familiar with british slang soo... :-X :-X :-X :-X
WTF DOES POSH MEAN?
Anyway, you're not all that bad... uless of course, you're a little young and haven't really grasped a full understanding of english grammar and mechanics... Like you, 0zelda0, and you too, CJS. Heheh, even Medli, even though I wasn't here when she got banned, had some pretty messed up grammar... (I sometimes take a look at OLD OLD ooooooold topics)...
Yeah, what is posh?
I was about to ask the same thing...
Well, to be honest, i can't really explain it,
Here..
In American English, "posh" is usually used to describe luxury objects; the interior of a Rolls-Royce, for example, might be called posh. In British English, the same meaning for objects and styles holds, but people can also be posh (although not "a posh" as in the original usage), by which it is meant that they display both wealth and "upper class" tastes. Often, there is some implication of ostentation or snobbery in such a description, and it is usually used in a derogatory fashion.
Do British people have bad grammar?
Do I?
Also, do you think Im from Britain?
I think men are from the moon, women are from the Andromeda galaxy, and that I'm from some star in the constellation Canis Major. Do you really want to ask me if I think you're from Britain? :P
Seriously, though, I don't hear much about people from Britain except for the few here, and they seem like most other people I have met.
Sorry about all the questions, but I wanted to see other people's oppinions. ^^
I wanted to see how many people are from Britain are on this site, and how many Americans are on here too.
Also, people from other countries.
Quote from: Wolf Link on January 03, 2007, 03:31:15 PM
Yeah, what is posh?
i think this is posh talk .
But darling, how frightful it is even to consider leaving Berkshire
i got of of the internet
Im not sure if you're British or not, but i actually think British people have really good grammar. They speak very well.
I think talking poch was a thing of the past, really. I believe that the adults tend to speak fancier, but I have met kids from Britian and the only thing different about their speech is accent. I have practiced posh, though, for plays and such. It's where they say like pip pip, cheerio, stuff like that.
I am from good old Britain, and people say I talk quite poshly, but that is mainly because I live on the South East in Kent (aka the Garden of England).
People in, places like Newcastle, Liverpool etc all have different accents. I met this awesome person from London once who spoke in the poshest manner ever and I sat there listening to everything he said like a lemon.
Anywho on the whole the British are awesome.
Cool, Britian is one of the top places I want to go to...have you ever been to America?
yeah.. I went to Florida when I was like 7.
I loved it though, we went to the everglades and I held a baby alligator and tried to steal it. I would like to go again, that would be awesome.
But first I am trying to get to Japan!
I really would like to go to Europe,mainly Britain. For 2 reasons:
1- Britain is the only place that speaks English and English is the only language i know!
2- Britain is an amazing country and i would love to see the sights and the people! Maybe I'll meet you, TZ.
there are actually a lot of countries that speak English, or at least have a lot of people who speak their native tongue and English.
Well, I am from Engalnd ^^ :D lol
and im from Liverpool.
People know Liverpool as a place with gangs and horrible acents, but, it depands on what area you're from.
E.g Say you're from Bootle, you'r acent is goning to be really slang and strong Liverpoodlian acent, but, if you're from say...Aigburth, you'r acent is not going to be so strong.
Im from Aigburth, but I have an American acent because
my mom is American.
I've never been to America, but I have herd a lot of things about it. lol ^^
If you're wondering what a Liverpoodlian acent is like, the best I can put it as..
Instead of saying "Where is my mom?" they'll say
"Wers me mum?"
Do u sort of understand?
Sorry if i confused you. :o
ah, so is it like ron Weasley's accent from Harry Potter? I wanna visit Liverpool someday, my favorite author lives there, Brian Jacques...I didn't know about it's rep for gangs and stuff though
What the heck is a 'liverpoodlian'? Is that some kinda made up language? :-X :-X :-X :o :o :o
Nah, I'm kidding you, heh... mind now, 'accent' is spelt with TWO C's, not ONE.
Crap, now I'M beginning to sound posh, crap crap crap crap!!!
Quote from: o0Zelda0o on January 03, 2007, 11:27:15 AM
Hi! Im not going to say weather im from Britaion or America just yet, But I want to know how many people think british people talk posh. ^^
I know this sounds stupid, but i want to get an oppinion from other people.
If you're from Britain, don't say just yet and see how many people thaught you where not from Britain. :D
my friend miko i not posh (cuz you no him as miko)
Yeah, um, no offense, but would you care to repeat that in understandable English?
lol! Ditto on that.
Quote from: Darkphantomime on January 05, 2007, 05:38:37 PM
What the heck is a 'liverpoodlian'? Is that some kinda made up language? :-X :-X :-X :o :o :o
Nah, I'm kidding you, heh... mind now, 'accent' is spelt with TWO C's, not ONE.
Crap, now I'M beginning to sound posh, crap crap crap crap!!!
i think it's like an dundoneein ( i think that's how u spell it)
Quote from: Captain Jack Sparrow. on January 06, 2007, 09:14:49 AM
Quote from: Darkphantomime on January 05, 2007, 05:38:37 PM
What the heck is a 'liverpoodlian'? Is that some kinda made up language? :-X :-X :-X :o :o :o
Nah, I'm kidding you, heh... mind now, 'accent' is spelt with TWO C's, not ONE.
Crap, now I'M beginning to sound posh, crap crap crap crap!!!
i think it's like an dundoneein ( i think that's how u spell it)
Again, slang-free english would be VERY nice...
Admittedly, though, if it wasn't for slang, than languages might not exist. Latin slang eventually turned into languages such as Spanish and Italian.
Anywho, sorry to remain slightly off topic, but I was curious as to how British schools taught about the American War for Independence. I mean, American schools obviously teach it as a patroitic time, but what does modern day Britain think of it? I'm a making any sense here? :-\
Quote from: Hi no Seijin on January 07, 2007, 07:53:17 AM
Admittedly, though, if it wasn't for slang, than languages might not exist. Latin slang eventually turned into languages such as Spanish and Italian.
Anywho, sorry to remain slightly off topic, but I was curious as to how British schools taught about the American War for Independence. I mean, American schools obviously teach it as a patroitic time, but what does modern day Britain think of it? I'm a making any sense here? :-\
my friend and i am not sure if britsh schools teach about American War for Independence but i think they do it's just we have'nt been taught it yet so we don't no
Quote from: Hi no Seijin on January 07, 2007, 07:53:17 AM
Admittedly, though, if it wasn't for slang, than languages might not exist. Latin slang eventually turned into languages such as Spanish and Italian.
Anywho, sorry to remain slightly off topic, but I was curious as to how British schools taught about the American War for Independence. I mean, American schools obviously teach it as a patroitic time, but what does modern day Britain think of it? I'm a making any sense here? :-\
We haven't done that yet. I think we do it at some point but not in Year 9 (age 14).
I still can't believe you threw that perfectly good tea away :)
Quote from: Darkphantomime on January 05, 2007, 05:38:37 PM
What the heck is a 'liverpoodlian'? Is that some kinda made up language? :-X :-X :-X :o :o :o
Nah, I'm kidding you, heh... mind now, 'accent' is spelt with TWO C's, not ONE.
Crap, now I'M beginning to sound posh, crap crap crap crap!!!
Sorry if i confused you, and sorry for the spelling mistake. ???
A Liverpoodlian is'nt a made up language! lol ^^
If a person if from Liverpool, they are called a Liverpoodlian, like if you're from America you're called an American.
Do u understand, or did i confuse you more? ???
I think i understand.
Anyway, i always wondered how British schools taught American History. Actually, do British school's teach History like WWII and WWI, or do they wait for awhile? After all, i learned about WWI, WWII, and the revolution all in one year.
I'm just glad there aren't any hard felings between the people in this forum from the different countried because of the revolutionary war...
Quote from: Captain Jack Sparrow. on January 07, 2007, 12:45:09 PM
Quote from: Hi no Seijin on January 07, 2007, 07:53:17 AM
Admittedly, though, if it wasn't for slang, than languages might not exist. Latin slang eventually turned into languages such as Spanish and Italian.
Anywho, sorry to remain slightly off topic, but I was curious as to how British schools taught about the American War for Independence. I mean, American schools obviously teach it as a patroitic time, but what does modern day Britain think of it? I'm a making any sense here? :-\
my friend and i am not sure if britsh schools teach about American War for Independence but i think they do it's just we have'nt been taught it yet so we don't no
yes there do
Yes they do teach about WW1 and WW2,
I'm in the 9th grade (13 -14) and I'm learning about WW1 in History now.
You learn about WW2 in the 5th grade (9-10), well I did.
^^
(The numbers in the brackets are the age/s you are in that year.)
I am in the same year as o0Zelda0o and yeah we just did WW1. We did WW2 in Year 5 as well, but we are doing it again, and in more detail now.
Really? Dang, I didnt do World War Two or One until 8th grade. You guys did it in 5th!
Quote from: x*Twilight Zelda*x on January 08, 2007, 12:05:56 PM
I am in the same year as o0Zelda0o and yeah we just did WW1. We did WW2 in Year 5 as well, but we are doing it again, and in more detail now.
Wait wait wait, if you're both practically the same age, how come TZ can type better than o0Zelda0o? :-\ :-\ :-\ :o :o :o :o
I mean no offense... but seriously, WHY????
Probably for the same reason I can type faster with fewer mistakes than my friend. It's just that way.
In relation to the original posed question, no. I'm British, (though it would be very unnatural for me to say "I'm British, I'd choose to say Scottish).
There is no such thing as a British accent as Scottish, Northern Irish, Welsh & all the various English accents come into it. In fact, there are so many dialects and indeed different languages (such as Gaelic & even Scots which can be very different at times) that it would be impossible for someone to claim they spoke British.
Haha I remember when I first joined this site, my typing was awful. I think Hi no Seijin actually commented on it one time.
I just sort of phased out of it mainly because my best friend hated it when I spoke like that to him on msn and it rubbed off. I still don't type very well, I very rarely bother with proper punctuation, well on Forums anyway.
Anywho I don't think o0Zelda's0o typing is that bad.
i am living in britan and i'm in year 8 and just now me and my class mates are getting teached about the ancient egyptions and before that we got teached about skara brae and we're going to be doing ww2 .I'm not at dunndee high but dundee high is a very posh school it cost's about one thousand pounds a term and to me that's a bit posh maby a bit to much
I know that this post was ages ago, but I must correct Shikamaru Nara
The accent of Liverpool is nothing like Ron Weaslys. The actor is from Hertfordshire (at least 150 - 200 miles away from Liverpool (and that's a lot in the U.K.) My accent is rather like his.
Any way, I think that people living in other countries (i.e. the predominent one here is the U.S. I expect(sorry if it's Canada - I know quite a few Canadians!)) tend to generalise what the accent of another country is like (i.e. Britain) from movies and tv unless they have come into contact with a common British person. (Most British actors have come from wealthy families and so have a posh accent from going to private school).
For example, the only American accents I thought there were were the Californian and New York accents, because those were the only examples of American life I had seen from tv and film.
Don't get me wrong! I'm not saying this is the way, I'm just saying that this is a possibility.
(I don't talk posh at all)
I just realized this, but anyways, maybe everyone could just call me Shika or something, it's a lot easier to type, it's gotta be a pain to type everytime.
anyways, yes, America probably has the broadest range of accents, with all the immigration and such we get.
Funny, I don't really notice any accent among most people. But I do notice southern accents, and I do live in the south.
Sometimes there just doesn't seem to be an accent, and its more of a thing of plain, common english.
And accents of immigrants is often a sort of broken english, being more of a mix and confusion than any true regional dialect. But what matters of 'regional' when things change so quickly in america, with all of these people from everywhere?
I also read that people of the midwest have almost no accent, even though this lack of an accent may be considered an accent onto itself.
What do brits define as completely an 'american' accent? Not a specific regional variant, like NY or CA, or the south, but to any person in this country.
They would maybe define it as regukar English, with no accent at all, like you said. Then again, i wouldn't know, I'm not British
If anyone on this Forum were to visit me, they'd immediately hear my New York accent. it's really kinda obvious, no matter where i go, people always say "You must be from New York."
I always notice accents but I am very poor at actually recognising where they come from. Many people say I talk poshly, which I suppose I do, but my whole family do, except my Dad I think. It's weird because my family originally came from North England who, to us Southerners have very different accents, but I have very few northern traits at all and in fact I quite dislike the way they speak (no offence to any north Englanders but I just don't like it, just as many northerners dislike the posher Southern accent). But, my cousin who now lives in Kuwait absolutely ADORES speaking with a northern accent on occasion. I guess it depends on the person really.
Yeah that probably souns like a load of random nonsense but it makes sense to me.
am from the uk and i do not talk posh maybe its because are accents i don't no
posh? like posh spice! lol
but really.... ? i dont get it
Wtfudge no!!!! I WOULD know, because I have a British friend. And that British friend isssss... medli. Yey!! Poo. Lol
:o :o :o :o :o
I thought you WERE british, MCRfreak...
Wtfudge? Really? Why?
Well, have you ever stated you're British? That may lead to an assumption of British heritage.
No, I have never... ::)