Uploaded by BBCWorldwide on Aug 18, 2008
Rory McGrath picks all the right wrong answers in this clip from the Quite Interesting panel show chaired by Stephen Fry.
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I once farted near a pond
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@InjexDnB I am smart. I watch QI. I am also middle class.
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C H A V = Council House And Violent.
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@LemonZeppelin I think you just pronounced it wrong...
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@LemonZeppelin born i 96 and alwy heard charver in newcastle like, then everyone started on chav..
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@InjexDnB i know man, annoys the life out of me who comment on this trying to be smart.
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@LemonZeppelin Chav comes from the Romani (gypsy) word chavi, which means child
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@LemonZeppelin true, im from Co. Durham and 22, when I was 14/15 'chavs' were called 'charvers'. Then overtime shortened to 'charv', then when the term really took off it eventually got to 'chav'. This confuses me when researchers claim the word 'chav' comes from some ancient Greek blablabla, when I know its just a shorter word for charver... wherever that originated!
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@howerut I do see what you mean, and I agree, it can be a combination. It's something I guess I'm really not qualified to speak on in detail. But thanks to this conversation, I will do some research. Thanks for the debate, it's always good to hear another side, and to learn something new.
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@DefeatedElitist Oh yea sure, it could be mainly class based, I don't know. It would seem that its a combination of the two, if you know what I mean? Its an interesting topic, and I think i should read more about it, sociolinguistics isn't my forte, I know more about syntax and phonology.
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InjexDnB 9 months ago 60
I'm from Newcastle and I was under the impression that the term 'chav' is a bastardisation of 'charv' which originated in the North East of England. People from the South just picked up on the term and dropped the R for some reason. I could be wrong but I'm 20 and I've heard the term 'charv' since 1998/9. I didn't hear 'chav' until years later.
LemonZeppelin 8 months ago 12