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U and non-U English
« on: March 05, 2009, 07:20:39 am »
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_and_non-U_English


 
 Snobbery is at the heart of disdain for certain words, argues Toby Young:
   
    http://www.tobyyoung.co.uk/
     [see the entry: "Words it's NOT Okay to Say Ever" from Monday 2nd March 2009]
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Re: U and non-U English
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2009, 08:10:40 am »
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thanks for the post. this is extremely interesting.
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Re: U and non-U English
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2009, 05:11:55 pm »
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good read. thanks
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Re: U and non-U English
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2009, 10:40:14 pm »
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   link here might be pertinent for EL, i dunno
  http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,9726.0.html
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