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The concept of "U English" vs. "non-U English" was written about in the '50s. Don't say "pardon?", say "what?" or you'll be marked as a commoner ;) https://e
by 35fbe7d3d5b9 5y ago
The concept of "U English" vs. "non-U English" was written about in the '50s. Don't say "pardon?", say "what?" or you'll be marked as a commoner ;)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_and_non-U_English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_and_non-U_English
- pmoriarty 5y agoThe US has had a long history of anti-intellctualism[1], and in the 1950's "egghead" was popularized as a term of abuse against intellectuals.[2] It's possible that the popular disdain towards the use of long words in the US is related to this anti-intellectual attitude. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism_in_American_Life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism_in_Americ... [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egghead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egghead