Are you posh or common?

[V8S]

Just wondering how people pronounce 'grass'. People keep pointing out that I pronouce it the 'posh' way, as though that's a bad thing.

[V8mate]

How do you pronounce it? Like 4rse or like ass or......?


EFA - Read poll first dumkopf!

Edited by V8mate on Friday 8th August 15:44

[Slikk]

Neither, its pronounced "Lawn"

[blindswelledrat]

V8S said:

Just wondering how people pronounce 'grass'. People keep pointing out that I pronouce it the 'posh' way, as though that's a bad thing.

It's northern or southern, not posh/common you arse (rhyming with arse)

[V8mate]

Surely the 'mass' pronouncers just have a regional accent. It's not a posh/common thing.

[jdw1234]

V8S said:

Just wondering how people pronounce 'grass'. People keep pointing out that I pronouce it the 'posh' way, as though that's a bad thing.

Just call it "weed" or "green" innit.

[V8S]

Well, no one ever says stop being so southern. They say "oh, it's grarse is it? - you posh tt!"

[sleep envy]

blindswelledrat said:

V8S said:

Just wondering how people pronounce 'grass'. People keep pointing out that I pronouce it the 'posh' way, as though that's a bad thing.

It's northern or southern, not posh/common you arse (rhyming with arse)

bottle

HTH

Slikk said:

Neither, its pronounced "Lawn"

the lawn on a football pitch?

erm...

[Mr Will]

Question should be are you a northern monkey or southern fairy?

The short 'a' sound (as in mass) is a feature of (most) northern UK accents, the long 'a' a feature of southern ones, so its not necessarily a case of posh/common

ETA: Too slow! Dammit

Edited by Mr Will on Friday 8th August 15:47

[V8mate]

V8S said:

Well, no one ever says stop being so southern. They say "oh, it's grarse is it? - you posh tt!"

Oh that. That's just a personal dislike for you mate

[trumpet600]

Same as Bath

There isn't an 'R' in it, so don't pronounce it !

Goes for 'castle' as well.


snotty nosed git!

[Slikk]

[quote=sleep envy

Slikk said:

Neither, its pronounced "Lawn"

the lawn on a football pitch?

erm...

Bugger, I knew I would get pulled up on that.

[minimax]

V8S said:

Just wondering how people pronounce 'grass'. People keep pointing out that I pronouce it the 'posh' way, as though that's a bad thing.

but you can have a rough old cockney pronounce it the way you've suggested is "posh"

[Davey S2]

I guage peoples poshness by how they refer to meals.

If they have 'dinner' at midday and 'tea' in the evening then they are common. I spit on these people and would encourage you to do likewise.

People who have lunch and then dinner in the evening are probably ok.

[Neil_H]

blindswelledrat said:

V8S said:

Just wondering how people pronounce 'grass'. People keep pointing out that I pronouce it the 'posh' way, as though that's a bad thing.

It's northern or southern, not posh/common you arse (rhyming with arse)

Exactly.

[V8S]

minimax said:

V8S said:

Just wondering how people pronounce 'grass'. People keep pointing out that I pronouce it the 'posh' way, as though that's a bad thing.

but you can have a rough old cockney pronounce it the way you've suggested is "posh"

Yes but they've learned that from being in service to their social betters.

[sleep envy]

Davey S2 said:

If they have 'dinner' at midday and 'tea' in the evening then they are common. I spit on these people and would encourage you to do likewise.

[V8S]

Davey S2 said:

I guage peoples poshness by how they refer to meals.

If they have 'dinner' at midday and 'tea' in the evening then they are common. I spit on these people and would encourage you to do likewise.

People who have lunch and then dinner in the evening are probably ok.

I am mostly ok then, though I do slip at times.

[GTIR]

Bloody ell V8S, six threads already today!

You sir, are a lazy barsteward.

ETA "S"

Edited by GTIR on Friday 8th August 15:54

[Fume troll]

Neither, as Farce has a long rolling Rrrrr in it.

Grass sounds more like Ass than Arse.

Cheers,

FT.