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Turning the end of one's nose up..
The following sentneces explain how pronunciation affect one's appearance and can you explain to me what the underlined parts mean?
Likewise , standard British RP is often parodied and its whine of superiority mocked to the point of turning the end of one's nose up as much as possible. Not only does this enhance performance, but also begs the question of whether this look is the origin of the expression' stuck up'?
Likewise , standard British RP is often parodied and its whine of superiority mocked to the point of turning the end of one's nose up as much as possible. Not only does this enhance performance, but also begs the question of whether this look is the origin of the expression' stuck up'?
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It is parodied and it is mocked . " "Whine" is strictly an audible thing, and "superiority" describes his reaction to it. "To mock" is to imitate in a denigrating way.
- It is parodied and it is mocked .
- " "Whine" is strictly an audible thing, and "superiority" describes his reaction to it.
- "To mock" is to imitate in a denigrating way.
- "To the point" explains how far the mocker is willing to go.
- "To turn one's nose up" is an idiom suggesting that a person disapproves of what he is witnessing.
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It is parodied and it is mocked.
"Whine of superiority" is a description of the author's impression of "standard British RP."
"Whine" is strictly an audible thing, and "superiority" describes his reaction to it.
"To mock" is to imitate in a denigrating way.
"To the point" explains how far the mocker is willing to go.
"To turn one's nose up" is
"Whine of superiority" is a description of the author's impression of "standard British RP."
"Whine" is strictly an audible thing, and "superiority" describes his reaction to it.
"To mock" is to imitate in a denigrating way.
"To the point" explains how far the mocker is willing to go.
"To turn one's nose up" is
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