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581. Posh or not posh? (Part 1) Understanding Posh People and Posh Accents

Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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Robin Hood and the Dwarves

You can feel this kind of sense of superiority in the way that he addresses and talks to the robbers in this scene. So let's have a listen, you'll hear John Cleese speaking sort of quite posh and also hear him kind of talking down to people but being nice. Robin Hood says, I hear that you've made a pretty good haul, meaning you've taken lots of stuff. And one of the dwarves says, see for yourself, sir. And they reveal all of the treasure that they've stolen, including the Mona Lisa, which is in there too.

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