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| Han wrote: |
| I am Han, from China. I've been reading Finantial Times for a couple of months now and I found http://zhongwen.ft.com is particularly handful for these who wish to take part in speaking posh Business English. |
Hi welcome to the forum Han! |
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| #3 (permalink) Wed Oct 01, 2003 20:59 pm Where are you from in China? |
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| Han wrote: |
| I am Han, from China. I've been reading Finantial Times for a couple of months now and I found http://zhongwen.ft.com is particularly handful for these who wish to take part in speaking posh Business English. |
Hello Han, many thanks for this interesting article. Would you like to speak Posh English? Do you know the origin of the word Posh?
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Oct 02, 2003 10:55 am Where are you from in China? |
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Hi Torsten, yes I would and am speaking posh English.  I am not sure where term posh is originated, could you suggest some hints? |
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Oct 02, 2003 20:19 pm Where are you from in China? |
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Hi Han, it's very good you are interested in the origin. The story goes that in at the beginning of the 20th century the more well-to-do passengers travelling to and from India used to have POSH written against their bookings, standing for 'Port Out, Starboard Home' (indicating the more desirable cabins, on the shady side of the ship). So, those were the people with a higher social standing and it follows they used to have a special way of speaking English.
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Oct 03, 2003 8:44 am Where are you from in China? |
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That indeed is a very interesting tale. I guess you read a range of books, don't you?  |
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| #7 (permalink) Sun Oct 12, 2003 3:41 am POSH |
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Ah! Port out starboard home -- the traditional explanation!
However, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (an erudite work if ever there was one) says "This traditional explanation is almost certainly fictitious, and the word may have evolved its sense from the slang 'posh' meaning a dandy. |
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| #8 (permalink) Sun Oct 12, 2003 7:52 am Posh again... |
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| advoca wrote: |
Ah! Port out starboard home -- the traditional explanation!
However, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (an erudite work if ever there was one) says "This traditional explanation is almost certainly fictitious, and the word may have evolved its sense from the slang 'posh' meaning a dandy. |
Dear Advoca,
Many thanks for giving us an insight into the origin of the word «posh». I agree with you — it's not 100% how the word really emerged and therefore it is good to hear several options.
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