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Do you think all British people talk posh?

Started by o0Zelda0o, January 03, 2007, 11:27:15 AM

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o0Zelda0o

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

chicknumber2

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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

darkphantomime

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)...


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o0Zelda0o

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?

Hi no Seijin

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.
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o0Zelda0o

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.  

chicknumber2

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

MasterKeyX

Im not sure if you're British or not, but i actually think British people have really good grammar. They speak very well.


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DW

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.
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alical

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.

DW

Cool, Britian is one of the top places I want to go to...have you ever been to America?
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alical

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!

MasterKeyX

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.


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