plum in mouth
- poshStylishly luxurious
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
- snobbishCondescending toward perceived inferiors
elocution · accent · refined · haughty · fruity · drawl · pretentious · toff · pompous · clipped · vowels · highborn · stuffy · enunciation · marbles · diction · privileged · Eton
social class markers in speech
plum in mouthbroad accent
Pronounced regional inflection
common speech · regional dialect · street talk · dropped aitches · regional accent
authenticity of speech
plum in mouthplain-spoken
Speaking without ornament
unaffected · unpretentious · down-to-earth · plainspoken · straightforward