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Pretentious?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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I have a personal gauge for pretentiousness. Hyacinth would understand, but from a different perspective. I judge it by the pronunciation of ' garage'.
I know someone who knew Nigel when his name rhymed with cabbage. 
Do you have a similar prejudice?
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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Isn't garridge/gararrrrge just a matter of accent? It's garridge around here, but my boss (who is French) says gararrrge, and I don't hold it against him :smile:
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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It's Ok if you're French. You can even drop the H in hotel if you a mind to.
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Moi?

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  • rowlandscastle444rowlandscastle444 Posts: 2,612
    I have to be careful. My OH teaches French, to adults.
  • coccinellacoccinella Posts: 1,428
    There was a fad in the 90s to give Anglo-Saxon movie star names to French/Spanish/Italian kids. It really jarred on my ears when parents called them. I hope it's over now.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited October 2023
    But is that any different to the host of English girls I grew up with called Michelle, Suzette, Charlotte, etc … names spread as folk travel … 
    And there are loads of English family names that came over with the Normans …,including my former married name … but no one thinks of it as French any more. 

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  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    People who pronounce pound, around etc as parnd, ararnd. The actor Nigel Havers, who presents The Bidding Room is a classic example.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Fewnerrrrrraaal. Those awful adverts with that skinny woman discussing root vegetables and funeral plans with some creepy patronising bloke who rolls his rs in a posh so he must be trustworthy manner. Say the end of that sentence out loud and the meaning changes considerably😉 Now that would be even worse!
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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    @Loxley hoyse is even posher than harse
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