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0No. Isn't Sanhurst the UK's military academy?0-

0 Nope, I didn't understand it at all. 0-

0 It's demonstrating a particularly exaggerated mode of speech: Air = Ah/Oh; Hair Lair = He llo. Sloane Rangers characteristally spoke this way, with an affected, strangulated and slightly nasal pronunciation. Sometimes also described as the Oxford accent. 02br
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00It's a sideways insult for Sandhurst as being the place that the brainless upperclass nitwit ends up.0-

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01cite10Feebs1112cite10It's demonstrating a particularly exaggerated mode of speech: Air = Ah/Oh; Hair Lair = He llo. Sloane Rangers characteristally spoke this way, with an affected, strangulated and slightly nasal pronunciation. Sometimes also described as the Oxford accent. 12br
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0That was a funny joke! 05002br
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00But you would have to be familiar with these people and this way of speaking to understand it. Yes Marvin, there are (a few) people who can say oh hello to sound like air hair lair. It's an accent people make fun of.010id2

0 There are many similar jokes ridiculing the "Sloane Ranger" accent - for example: What is a Kensington creche? It's when the nanny dents the Range Rover. 0-

0Is Sanhurst the military academy for officers, though? (Isn't that were Harry and William went? I should read People magazine more carefully.)0-

0 Sandhurst, yes it is. 0-

0Hi Nona,01blockquote

00there are (a few) people who can say oh hello to sound like air hair lair.12blockquote

10Out of curiosity: How often do you meet people who speak with that accent? Do you have any friends or relatives, for instance, who tend to speak that way? 02br
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0@Englishuser, do you speak URP, or do you have a regional accent? What part of the UK are you from?0-