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Tuesday, 2 July 2013

posh

The origin of POSH

The most beleved story about the posh word goes to a travel ship from Britain to india and the four latters of posh stand to ( port , out , starboard , home ) which means that you had a cabin on the port side on the outward trip . First time the posh word was used in 1918  in a magazine .




Bibliography


Oxford Dictionaries (2013) What is the origin of the word 'posh'? Available at:http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/what-is-the-origin-of-the-word-posh (Accessed: 3 july 2013).


Mail online ( 2012 ) You don't need a top hat to be a posh boy, [ online] available at : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2213030/You-dont-need-hat-posh-boy-Ed-Miliband.html ( ACCESSED : 3 JULY 2013 ) 

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