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Tomburkhardt Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Rube, Hillbily, Bumpkin

Hi everyone! I'd like to ask you a very simple question. How do you native speakers see these three words? Are they derogatory? Do they have the same "weight"? Thank you in advance.

  

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Hi Writing as a Londoner, I'd say all those words are derogatory and I wouldn't use them. I believe they're used to refer to someone who doesn't live in the town. But the reference is definitely derogatory - offensive Dave

— Dave_anon

  • Hi Writing as a Londoner, I'd say all those words are derogatory and I wouldn't use them.
  • I believe they're used to refer to someone who doesn't live in the town.
  • But the reference is definitely derogatory - offensive Dave
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Hi

Writing as a Londoner, I'd say all those words are derogatory and I wouldn't use them. I believe they're used to refer to someone who doesn't live in the town. But the reference is definitely derogatory - offensive

Dave

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