What do posh people say for aww and hun?

[Davespecifico]

Other than ‘how delightful’ and ‘darling’.

Darling is posh when those who say it aren’t in love or family

I thought thay was just ironic. Granted we mostly do it to people who we obviously aren't in love with (E. G. Husband does it to equally old fart like friends) or to children. As well as family of course. But I wouldn't say to a completely stranger yes darling unless it was a minor joke. I also don't do the who love, mate, dear etc thing. Seems slightly disrespectful.

“Oh Charles!”

“Oh Fiona!”

That sort of thing.

I saw goodness me , sweetheart and blimey but am most definitely not posh !

I say ‘how sweet’, ‘how awful’, ‘oh poor you’

And I call everyone darling.

I do say darling, I don’t say gosh ever. I say good God/Lord, Great Scott, crikey (sort of ironically)... I say ahh not aww

This is something that really gets me - what is wrong with being 'posh' anyway??

Agree with pp 'aww' definition.
My husband is vair posh

I would say 'Aww! she's gorgeous'
He would say 'What an absolute darling she is!'

I would say 'Aww! that's awful news'.
He would say 'Oh dear! how dreadful'.

I'm from the North East, he's Home Counties.

I've only ever used 'Hun' as in 'You OK Hun?' as a piss take response to an irate, insulting poster, once. I am still ashamed of it

Nothing at all.

I’m certainly not posh but wouldn’t dream of saying ‘hun’ and use ‘gosh’ an awful lot, I thought most people with young children say ‘gosh’ and saying things are ‘lovely’

I think I'm just over sensitive when someone's called posh or they call me posh......I always take it as a criticism

It's definitely a criticism on mumsnet - posh is usually added to the list of sins of Tory politicians.

Say Darling all the time and I have the same accent as Chas N Dave. I suppose its more of a “you’re a darling” to the kids, rather than a “darrrrlin’”

I don’t hear hun very often in real life.

I think it’s ok to be posh on Mnet.

I tend to say "goodness!" I think, as an exclamation. I use "sweetheart" or "darling" interchangeably. It's just automatic.

I think I'm just over sensitive when someone's called posh or they call me posh......I always take it as a criticism

I don’t, it’s just a fact.

I don't even know waht awww is supposed to mean.

As for hon ... ugh... I just wouldn't use casual speaking like that at all. I even told the man on the phone this morning when he asked if he could call me "Jane", no could he use "Mrs Smith".

I suppose it stems from constantly having the piss taken out of me for being posh because I'm from a wealthy family and went to a private school

I hate being called it!

I don't think posh people gush - so no AWWwww or hun.

Maybe 'how very kind' if someone does something for them.

I know very some very gushy posh people. Women admittedly. Maybe its a different type of gush!!

For ‘well done you’ context is everything. I never assume it’s patronising unless I was boasting. I wouldn’t use it myself (and am frequently told I’m posh).

Awww feels all wrong to me. For babies and kittens (‘gorgeous’/‘beautiful’/‘charming’). For sorrow (‘what a drag’/‘I’m so sorry’/‘how boring’)

‘Hun’ sets my teeth on edge (I want to reply that I’m not a barbarian). ‘Darling’/‘Sweetheart’/‘Pet’/‘Poppet’ (I’ve given up avoiding terms of endearment at work, they slip out and everyone is kind enough to not take the mickey!

Most people say Awww regardless of their socio economics.
'Hun' is crass.

Maybe it's an age thing but I'd never say "aww". It goes in the phrase "aaw, shucks" in my mind! Kind of 1930 s American.

I've possibly heard my neice use it.

What is awwww? Is it "ah how sweet" or "whoar, she's a bit of all right"?

Is it prounced awwww? I am now puzzled about it as obviously everyone says it. How did it pass me by?

Hun does indeed bring to mind Atilla the Hun and the Germans in fact. The despicable Hun etc.

If we mean how sweet for a baby I'd say something like - Isn't she cute? or something like that. I might say a word pronounced as ahhh, what a sweet baby, I suppose. Is the awww pronounced or as in either or.

Aww is pronounced like the ‘aw’ part of hawk in an English accent.

I’ve just remembered na’awww. It’s what teenagers say on Instagram if they’ve just posted a gorgeous selfie, they’ve been complimented for it and they want to appear self deprecating.
I guess that one’s from America.