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==Examples== {| class="wikitable" ! U ! Non-U |- | Bike {{em|or}} bicycle | Cycle<ref name="Ross">{{cite web |title=A U and non-U exchange: In 1956, Alan Ross defined the language that marked a man above or below stairs. Today, can one still tell? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/a-u-and-nonu-exchange-in-1956-alan-ross-defined-the-language-that-marked-a-man-above-or-below-stairs-today-can-one-still-tell-1420569.html |website=The Independent |date=4 June 1994 |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> |- | Dinner jacket | Dress suit |- | Knave | Jack ([[Playing card|cards]]) |- | Vegetables | Greens<ref name="Ross"/> |- | Ice | Ice cream |- | Scent | Perfume<ref name="Ross"/> |- | They've a very nice house | They've a lovely home<ref name="Ross"/> |- | I was sick on the boat | I was ill on the boat<ref name="Ross"/> |- | Looking-glass | Mirror |- | Chimneypiece | Mantelpiece |- | Graveyard | Cemetery |- | Spectacles | Glasses |- | False teeth | Dentures |- | Die | Pass on |- | Mad | Mental<ref name="Ross"/> |- | Jam | Preserve |- | Napkin | Serviette<ref name="Ross"/> |- | Sofa | Settee {{em|or}} couch |- | Lavatory {{em|or}} loo | Toilet<ref name="Ross"/> |- | Rich | Wealthy<ref name="Ross"/> |- | Good health | Cheers |- | Lunch | Dinner (for midday meal)<ref name="Ross"/> |- | Pudding | Sweet |- | Drawing room | Lounge |- | Writing-paper | Note-paper |- | What? | Pardon?<ref name="Ross"/> |- | How d'you do? | Pleased to meet you<ref name="Ross"/> |- | Wireless | Radio<ref name="Ross"/> |- | (School)master, mistress | Teacher<ref name="Ross"/> |}
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