U and non-U English
U and non-U English usage, with "U" standing for upper class, and "non-U" representing the aspiring middle classes, was part of the terminology of popular discourse of social dialects (sociolects) in Britain in the 1950s. The different vocabularies can often appear quite counter-intuitive: the middle classes prefer "fancy" or fashionable words, even neologisms and often euphemisms, in attempts to make themselves sound more refined ("posher than posh"), while the upper classes in many cases stick to the same plain and traditional words that the working classes also use, as, confident in the security of their social position, they have no need to seek to display refinement.
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U and non-U English
U and non-U English usage, with "U" standing for upper class, and "non-U" representing the aspiring middle classes, was part of the terminology of popular discourse of social dialects (sociolects) in Britain in the 1950s. The different vocabularies can often appear quite counter-intuitive: the middle classes prefer "fancy" or fashionable words, even neologisms and often euphemisms, in attempts to make themselves sound more refined ("posher than posh"), while the upper classes in many cases stick to the same plain and traditional words that the working classes also use, as, confident in the security of their social position, they have no need to seek to display refinement.
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Das U English (Upper English, ...... t künstlich zu betonen suchen.
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Le débat entre l'anglais U et ...... mots traditionnels et simples.
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U English («ю інґлиш», від анг ...... зайцями» Михайла Старицького.
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U and non-U English usage («U» ...... ли простые традиционные слова.
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U and non-U English usage, wit ...... to seek to display refinement.
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Das U English (Upper English, ...... t künstlich zu betonen suchen.
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Le débat entre l'anglais U et ...... s que les classes supérieures.
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U English («ю інґлиш», від анг ...... ликої Британії в 1950-х роках.
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U and non-U English usage («U» ...... ли простые традиционные слова.
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U and non-U English usage, wit ...... to seek to display refinement.
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Anglais U et anglais Non-U
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U English
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U English
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U English
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U and non-U English
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U 영어와 non-U 영어
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