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Originally Posted by Niamh.
Actually, "Ass" is the Americanised version of Arse so it's not Posh, you're just American 
ARSE
Though not a word in polite use, "arse", like many old words describing body parts and functions, originates in Indo-european. the IE word was *orsos which produced words meaning "bottom" or "tail" in most Germanic languages. The US "ass" is a euphemistic spelling of "arse" which reflects the general US pronunciation.
The bird the "wheatear" has nothing to do with wheat or ears but comes from "white arse" after its white tail feathers.
http://www.putlearningfirst.com/lang...nge/etmol.html |
Still sounds posh and stupid though
Americanisms >