>"An Englishman's way of speaking absolutely classifies him.
>The moment he talks he makes some other Englishman despise him... "
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>("Remember you a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech. Your native language is the language of Shakespeare, and Milton and the Bible ... ")
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I think he was off a bit. After some translation was done....I don't think English is very close to Hebrew or Greek... :) ( I don't know enough about Biblical Aramaic to be sure but I'm pretty sure it comes from the same family as Hebrew and not English) :)

BTW, I loved My Fair Lady when I was a child... :) Or were you quoting Pygmalion? :)




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>>How can you be so lacking in respect for our class system.
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>>If I don't know my class and others class how can I know who to patronise and who to resent. :-)
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>>>Gee, speaking as one of the Elite I found the classifications very insightful ;-) Of course I go to high-brow things like theater (Las Vegas showgirl revues count right?) and have friends who are solicitors (though most of those girls have reached mandatory retirement age.
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>>>How can you argue with any system that can classify humanity based on some multiple choice questions? You are questioning the whole raison d'etre of Cosmo.
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>>>>>Curious to know how non-Brits taking this would rank :-}
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>>>>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22000973
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>>>>Established middle class
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>>>>So what does that mean exactly? And what is "Established Middle Class?" Anything? Nothing? How about some new classifications....:)
>>>>Update: Never mind, I just read the descriptions of each class. What a bunch of malarkey! :)