Maybe a strange thing to jump out at me when I read this poll, but- is pretentious really a britword?? O.o Or have I just misunderstood that sentence completely? (Quite possible, I admit :) )
I've been watching too much American TV this year, and pretentious is the word that is trotted out every time an American character is fed up with a British character. I believe there may be a manual of TV scriptwriting that mandates this ;-)
The thing I find so dull about British characters on American TV is that if the character is wonderful and jolly and much loved they invariably sound like they are from Liverpool or from within St.Mary-le-Bow's precincts. But if they are sinister and haughty they have the whole posh Oxbridge RP accent going. Drives me bonkers. It's as if anyone from Cheapside couldm't be anything but a fun-loving moron.
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Or have I just misunderstood that sentence completely? (Quite possible, I admit :) )
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Peace,
Bubba
Peace,
Bubba
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Peace,
Bubba
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As usual, Sir Wm Schwenck Gilbert has anticipated us all.
May beat in Belgrave Square
As in the lowly air
Of Seven Dials.
Re: As usual, Sir Wm Schwenck Gilbert has anticipated us all.
Lady Bracknell: ... what number in Belgrave Square?
Jack: '149'
Lady Bracknell: (shaking her head): The unfashionable side, I thought there was something.
However,that could easily be altered."
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