POSH ENGLISH: Old-fashioned British English Expressions
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2024
- In this lesson, I will teach you the kind of posh English that was spoken back in the early 20th century, when the British Empire ruled over nearly a quarter of the world’s land area. “I say, old chap. Wouldn’t it be spiffing to learn some old-fashioned posh words and expressions?” The vocabulary and expressions in this lesson is not in general use anymore, but you still may hear some of the language if you watch period dramas and historic films set in that period of time. If you happen to like the British “stiff upper lip” stereotype from the glory days of the British Empire, then knowing more about the way the upper class Brits spoke during those times will be of interest to you.
Test your understanding with the quiz: www.engvid.com/posh-english-o...
Is it me, or is this lady just the cutest?
Upon my word! Most of those words I've learned from my English language books, or from literature, and I use them online. Never knew I could come across as a posh person. Toodle-pip, old chaps!
your a nice old chip
I use "marvelous" a lot
When I use all these expressions i come across as a posh person
Never knew that "marvelous" and "splendid" are old words. We use it now regularly
Who is "we"?
@@diegoyuiop You don't use "marvelous" and "splendid" in your vocabulary?
Many above are still used as general daily language today: How do you do?, Cheerio, Chap. Darling, Dear (without the 'my'), Ghastly, frightful, glorious, marvellous, gosh, Heaven forbid (rahter than God forbid), Well I never, chin-chin and hear, hear. Also another way of sayng 'goodbye' would be 'ta-ta for now'. Within sentances: "He was very nice chap", Darling, can also be used between platonic friends "could you be a darling and pass me my coat", "Really darling, that just wont do", "What a ghastly colour", "Frightful weather outside" when torrential rain, snow blizzard etc , "What a glorious day" either beutiful sunny weather or havind.had a lovely day out somewhee that was really enjoyed. "Marvellous" usually when something better than good, used on it's own or in sentance "What a marvellous day we have had", !Gosh!" either used on it's own as an exclamation or in sentance "Gosh! that was good" or !Gosh! that was a bit hairy" (hairy being used as 'frightening', an abbreviation meaning 'hair stand on end', So, not all are "old fashioned" but still in use today :-)
I have a weakness for old posh British English. It just sounds so lovely. 🥰
Snob! Come to a poor part of U.K. and say that in a bar!
read P.G.Wodhouse. love his Psmith series
I love this kind of English that people don't speak anymore! It is most charming!
The 'Downton Abbey' great example and fun to watch.
In some lessons of yours you gave us advice to take somebody's speech and way to talk as our personal model for self-training. Well, I just think you'll be mine: your way of teaching is the best I found out so far. Keep on teaching, please, despite the great efforts the videos require. Cheerio!
So Jade, you're so spiffing when your trying to teach us speak poshy. Luv u )
Love it. I wish you were my English subject teacher in school.
It's been a while.. Glad to see you back..
My favourite thing about your videos is how you always scoot in from the side
Perhaps your best video yet ! Always look forward to seeing you Jade. 🙂👍
FAB lesson! You did great. Thank you Jade.
In my part of the world we're taught 2/3 of these expressions as normal English at school.
me too
(late 70s in Germany)
I sounded posh just watching your lessons. Thanks Jade!
Just when you've had enough of those over-edited teaching videos recommended to you by RUclips (oh, sugar!), Jade comes up. Spiffing, my darlings! I need to go and have my morning cup of tea and start my stupendous weekend.
Hear hear, old chap !
Splendid! Jane, I love this lesson!
*Jade
Old is gold just like old words thanks for sharing knowledge
I am so happy for your return to us
Welcome back Jade.
Thank you for sharing. Get it easy.
Your videos are fun Jade. Real spiffing! Jolly good!
I think Ten Minutes is enough a video, in generally im watching old videos for learning. thanks jade for your channel ;-)
Such a marvellous lesson! Quite splendid 🎉
Awesome teacher!!!
Thank you very much for your help . Your student from Morocco 🤗
oh i wish i could see Morocco!
even tho i am not a british myself
i quite like to use british accent for my formal english
Muchas gracias profe, eres única!!!
Reminds me of that wonderful sitcom of the nineties called 'Keeping up Appearances', where working-claas lady Hiacynth Bucket (pronounced 'Bouqueeee') aspires to climb the social ladder - this effort is as desperate as it is in vain... Each episode ended in a complete desaster - so funny!
"Lady of the house speaking "
There’s nothing funny about The British Class System, it’s not as bad as the Indian Caste System, but according to the US couple that have been to Britain for You Tube Tube videos, they said there is much more of a class system in the UK compared to the US. I am from Britain, i hate posh accents, makes me want to punch a posh person!
@@Lat265 You are right, no class system has ever been funny, however, satire can make fun of it.
Upon my word, what a splendid comedy talent!
I´m very impressed.
as a posh person, I can confirm that is a great video.
Muchas gracias por la lección.
Your explanation is marvelous Jade:)
A jolly good one, Jade, thank you
A funny lesson! Thanks!
Hi Jade glad to see you again
You're awesome I love your videos and you have a lovely accent
Thanks a lot my dear teacher have a great Sunday 😉🇧🇷
Glorious!!
I need. This is so important
At scholl weve learned to say how do you do how do you do, but when i first visited the uk it was more like ohrightmate:D lol
she's so pretty and good teacher ~!!! 앗힝 ~!!
Wonderful!
Spiffing job "Jeeves" ironing my newspaper!
All hail my dear. Spiffing lesson. What fun. I haven't laughed that much since I read Macbeth in school.
Right, I had many laughs, as well.
I say! Absolutely topping of you!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ... I love you from Iraq
thanks, you have a wonderful accent...
wow thank you very much dear
Absolutely fabulous 🤗😬
Wow I loved !! Stupendous performance and your smile... have no price
Splendid video ☺️☺️. Really we appreciate it very much !!!
By Jove, old bean, can I say its marvellous to see you back! without any leeway of doubt it is indeed. Good show, thanks. And... tally bally ho!
Happy to see you again, it's been a while
Doing good job Jade......
Hi Jade I love you and I love your videos it’s really useful and I am appreciate your amazing job I love your Way to teaching you are amazing you are my angel sweetheart 🙏
nice to know
Thanks jade. It has been so. We renovate.
Marvellous
What about "old bean"?
When I was in school we were taught to say “How do you do.” I never knew about the phrase “How are you” till I came to America.
What a frightful old chum! ........ What a spiffing idea? Happy Thanksgiving to the staff of engvid.
hello teacher. I really love your accent. Please release some more videos about topic-related vocabularies. For example, family,... Thank you
Yes… Finally, they are called Posh English, and we have them in a lesson. I really needed this long time a go, Thank You Jade, Thumbs Up.
Spiffing lesson Jade 👍😃
Good accent... good one to learn better!! Hear hear I say it as loud as I can.
I like Toodle pip one!
Merry Christmas and a.......
Happy New Year !!! .......
...Jahhyd dahhling !!
Where is my precious little upvote!
Now you see it...now you don't..bleckkhkk! (I'm not crazy..it was there!)
Somebody's plaayyhhing gaheeems! (I love it!)
Hi Jade
I learned all these expressions in my History Classes at secondary school . I attended secondary school from 2013 until 2018
However I still use these expressions in my English even though I left school 3 years ago I still remember the vocabulary from my history classes
My History teacher used to greet the class with How do you do ? and the class answered with How do you do ?
And as the students were leaving the classes we said Cheerio
Welcome back Jade
Hi, splendid lesson, thank You very much. Btw I am sitting here in good old Hamburg listen to Your entertaining expressions and explainations of my beloved second and mother/father language of Yours. Some of these words and sayings I luckily know already from the Pirates Of The Caribbean and My Fair Lady. Surprisingly, there‘re a few we do have in German with the same meaning : Old chum - alter Kumpel or God forbid - Gott behüte and hear, hear ! - Hört, hört ! Well, I do enjoy Your lessons, cheers
it's weird to witness english person impersonating an english person at 2:11
You should listen to the Noel Coward song “I went to a marvelous party”. - very posh, priceless.
Your lesson was marvelous darling! Toodle pip!
When I came to Cambridge to start my PhD, I thought I would impress my supervisor with such outdated language (of course, I had no idea it was outdated, I just thought it was nice and posh). But he wasn’t impressed at all: he spent the next couple of years trying to make my work sound like a researcher’s from the 21st century instead of one from the Victorian age.
Lol but the old language is the best
I use all this language even though i was born in the 2000’s (2002)
Old-school posh folk are so OTT. :)
I've seen too much Jeeves and Wooster, because chin-chin was the only phrase I didn't know.
Nice
My parents used refer their old friends when I was child like he was my school/class fellow or something like that
Could you make video about Scottish-English ?
nice
you're just lovely explaining all this.
I have a question: how do British people use the word "love" to address someone who's not close? how does that work?
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I got 7/9
thank you Jade
i actually use bugger quite a lot
Welcome back.
Scarlette O'Hara said "Oh, fiddlesticks" in Gone With The Wind.
8:53
Her: "when they can be bothered to show uo there, because there's not a lot of... "
Me: "Space."
"because there's not a lot of things they need to debate these days."
I still speak like this lol
Top✔
In Singapore, instead of saying WTF, we say What The Fish 😀
You could say also 'tata and farewell!' If you're leaving some place...
Don't ask from who I listened this expression
Viejotrueno
I bid you
Hello, my name is abdel.please what mean. this words prefixes and suffixes?
Welcome Back Madam
The "how do you do" is like Japanese "genki desu ka" -> answer "genki desu" where ka means ?
The English language sure has changed!
You're adorable. You're my Liza Dolittle. ♥️
If you talked like this no wonder this pakistani shop owner thought you where from a posh region (as you mentioned in the lesson about town names) 😂
How do you do?and how are you Both I really have a class in199x hong Kong,But no one used it at the time@@Just say how are you?
You wear this top 20 years
Used to use "bugger" a lot without knowing what it actually meant, lol.
You look stunning beauty!
This is the accent of the better people.
Even though, some of them were, pirates!