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GKW | 15:41 Tue 30th Aug 2011 | Phrases & Sayings
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Is it old-fashioned to say "I beg your pardon"?
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"I beg your pardon" is regarded as 'middle class' when it's used as a substitute for "What did you say?" (or, simply, "What?").

Members of the 'upper classes' would definitely 'look down their noses' at anyone who used it, preferring something like "I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch what you said" (or, as Prince Philip would simply say, "What?").
22:36 Sat 24th Sep 2011
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No, it is just polite and I say it all the time.
22:39 Sat 24th Sep 2011
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I often hear people say 'yer what' nowadays instead of 'pardon'? Or as an apology "Sorry" instead of 'I beg your pardon'. Only as a precursor to a row in a Miss Haversham voice, have I heard "I beg your pardon".
22:47 Sat 24th Sep 2011

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