계급 그리고 쓰는 단어들.

계급에 따라 쓰는 단어가 다르다니, 참 재밌는 나라다 - . - 

노동자/중산층         귀족           

Settee                    Sofa

Lounge                  Sitting Room

Serviette                 Napkin

Toilet                     Lavatory/Loo

http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Are-You-Proper-Posh-278613.html

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난 미국 영어를 배웠던 터라, 서비엣은 불어라서 더 posh한 게 아닐까 생각했건만...

아니었군요. ㅎ

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U	Non-U
Bike or Bicycle	Cycle
Dinner Jacket	Dress Suit
Knave	Jack (cards)
Vegetables	Greens
Ice	Ice Cream
Scent	Perfume
They've a very nice house.	They have (got) a lovely home.
Ill (in bed)	Sick (in bed)
I was sick on the boat.	I was ill on the boat.
Looking-glass	Mirror
Chimneypiece	Mantelpiece
Graveyard	Cemetery
Spectacles	Glasses
False Teeth	Dentures
Die	Pass on
Mad	Mental
Jam	Preserve
Napkin	Serviette
Sofa	Settee or Couch
Lavatory or Loo	Toilet
Rich	Wealthy
What?	Pardon?
Good health	Cheers
Lunch	Dinner (for midday meal)
Pudding	Sweet
Drawing-room	Lounge
Writing-paper	Note-paper
How d'you do?	Pleased to meet you
(School)master, mistress	Teacher

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_and_non-U_English