CommonFreddy Woo writes, "My wife thinks calling the front room a lounge is common. Worse, a friend of hers recently admonished her daughter for calling a toilet, a toilet. Lavatory darling. It's lavatory."
My own mother refused to let me use the word 'oblong' instead of 'rectangle'. Which is just odd, to be honest.
What stuff do you think is common?
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chthonic, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:06)
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True.Usually I wear jeans, and have never thought Burberry to be attractive. I don't shout at people on the streets or anywhere else.
Usually it shows up in subtle things that I tend to miss, such as over-filling a wine glass or making a joke that's a little too crude for the company I'm in. I haven't had anyone chide me for using the wrong silverware, but then again I rarely eat in places that go beyond having separate salad and dinner forks. I'm not wealthy.
Fortunately some of the women I've been involved with have been kind enough to tell me what I'm doing wrong, so I'm learning. I have to say, though, being raised in a very working-class family has made life a little bit challenging as I've tried to climb up toward a better life. Not that I'm ashamed of my family, by any means- they're a warm and loving bunch, as are most of my old neighbors- but I am trying to get to a more comfortable existence than they have.
Some of my friends can tell when I've been home for a weekend though, as apparently my accent returns for a day or so.
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