Using these 10 words makes you middle class apparently - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life Using these 10 words makes you middle class apparently By You Magazine - September 9, 2019 Do you consider yourself to be middle class? From occupation to interests, the definition of the term is different to everyone, to the point where it can be difficult to know where you stand these days – but according to etiquette expert William Hanson, it could all be down to your vocabulary. Hanson spoke to Cosmopolitan recently to share the top ten words or phrases that come out of middle class mouths most often, and you might find his collection more than a little surprising. Getty Images High up on the list was ‘avo’, the shortened version of ‘avocado’, a fruit which to most of us is more commonly associated with millennial lexicon. Also ranking were ‘toilet’ (as opposed to ‘loo’ or ‘bathroom’, we’d imagine), and ‘pardon?’ to ask someone to repeat themselves. If you pop the cork on a bottle of champagne or prosecco and call it ‘bubbly’, ‘fizz’ or even ‘booze’, you’re once again using middle class language, says Hanson. Ditto calling films ‘movies’, or university ‘uni’ – and if you’re a ‘vegan’, you definitely fall under the middle class umbrella. Getty Images 10 words that make you middle class according to an etiquette expert Pardon? Toilet Pleased to meet you Bubbly or ‘fizz’ Kids Avo Movie Uni Booze ‘I’m done’ Catchment area Fitbit Vegan It’s not the first time Hanson’s opened up to the title about typical middle class behaviours. Back in June, he shared nine pieces of belongings he’s dubbed ‘middle class’, including hollandaise in a jar, a Nutribullet and a Nespresso machine. Other belongings he’s dubbed ‘middle class’ in the past include smart TVs, vinyl records, Antler or Samsonite luggage, spiralizers and Dyson vacuum cleaners. Looking around you at your possessions and nodding along with his picks? Hanson would likely deem you to be precisely middle class before you’ve even had a chance to say ‘catchment area’. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life The You magazine team reveal their New Year s resolutions December 31, 2021 Susannah Taylor The TLC tools your body will love January 23, 2022 How to stop living in fear February 6, 2022 Susannah Taylor My pick of the fittest leggings February 27, 2022 Women’ s Prize for Fiction 2022 winner announced June 17, 2022 These BBC dramas are returning for a second series June 30, 2022 Susannah Taylor gives the lowdown on nature s little helper – CBD April 17, 2022 The baby names that are banned across the world April 27, 2022 The Queen has released her own emojis May 26, 2022 Sally Brompton horoscopes 27th June-3rd July 2022 June 26, 2022 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved