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To think it is posh and or pretentious to say you are "drawing" a bath?

181 replies

OonaStubbs · 09/06/2026 22:34

What do you think. My DP always says this but I think it is very strange and old fashioned to say this instead of just saying you are running a bath?

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Abitlosttoday · 09/06/2026 22:37

This is very funny. I can imagine my great grandma saying it. She was very plummy, in that scruffy, decades-old corduroy trousers, horsey way. I might start using it myself.

NormasArse · 09/06/2026 22:37

If it’s what he’s always said, he’s not being pretentious. Why should he change it?

Tiptow · 09/06/2026 22:37

No, it’s not pretentious neccesarily, it’s just that different people use different terms for things. Language shaming is toxic.

BIWI · 09/06/2026 22:36

It's old fashioned. If he's always said it, then it's fine - it's just a word he uses. If he's just started using it, then it's pretentious!

TheyGrewUp · 09/06/2026 22:36

On the fence. It’s old fashioned - my grannie said it. Usually I fill the kettle but if it’s full, I’ll ask if it’s freshly drawn.

Moveoverdarlin · 09/06/2026 22:36

Ha Ha! Does he live in Downton Abbey? I have never heard anyone say this. Yes it’s pretentious.