Is it a sign of lower class & lack of education??

Question

..when some people cannot even speak the english language correctly and they actually come from england ?

Answer 1

I think the latter is more important.  After all I came from a "lower class" family and graduated from university!  People complain the English language is far too hard, yet as a dyslexic I couldn't disgree more.  In primary school we had spelling tests every friday and I worked hard to learn how to spell.  I'm still a wee bit sloppy as I get confused, but I've found through High School some people just really can't be bothered.  They would rather play and laugh than properly learn.  And then wonder why it's so hard.  Sorry if this sounds snobbish but do you know how many times I heard people say, "I don't understand I won't understand"?  And since political correctness is the latest trend people are so willing to please everyone else so they won't get sued etc.  The upbringing of a child and the encouragment he or she gets does help but it's a matter of many other things as well.  I read once that the English schools are trying to adopt a scheme where everything gets congratulated even fails in tests, and it's been proven in America that it actually drops the level of education.  So why do it?  I dunno.  Remember when that "teacher" wanted to have the term fail scrapped and instead have "comendable pass" instated, because it could upset and discourage the child?  No wonder it were immediately thrown out.  And btw, I use the term "were" instead of "was" as I am Lancastrian!  But educated people use local dialects too.

It's funny really, I did English as a degree and yet because so many others are choosing fuddy-duddy degrees it's getting harder to find a better job.  It's all about trying to please everyone and I think that's childish.

Answer 2

I wouldn't say its defininately a sign of lower class & lack of education but its more likely to be.

People who are middle-upper class obviously have the intelligence and educational background to attain and sustain this class in the first place.

However yes the standards of teaching in some areas are poor and its a catch 22 situation.

Answer 3

I think you'd be surprised how many wealthy "upper class" people confuse their pronouns.  It's sad.  They'll say, "Me and Taylor went to the store" or "This is a picture of Jada and I."

I hate it, hate it, hate it when I hear those kind of idiot mistakes.

But, generally, if that were a "normal" person and not someone you knew was wealthy, I think a person would generally assume that the speaker was poorly educated because they were "lower class."

Answer 4

Fundamentally, it is a sign of their origins in the world.  

One would expect each has unique circumstances where class & education have had either a foundational role in their perceived success, or a fleeting glance at their meteoric plummet...

Answer 5

I'm from a lower class - my Mum is a single parent and we've never been rich (far from it!). I had a good education, but that's because there is a very good school in our area which takes people from poorer areas of the town. I was lucky in that sense, but I think it is wrong to stereotype 'lower class' people. I think a lack of education is true (but that could be either poor schools or the pupil being unwilling to learn), but also, the upbringing that a person has can affect their success in life - some parents take barely any interest, and yet others, even when poor, make the most of what they have to teach their child properly. My Mum still tells me off for not pronouncing 'T' and 'H' properly in all words (e.g. in 'letter' and 'house'), and I'm 18 now!

Answer 6

it is rare that anyone actually speaks the queen's proper english, regardless of where they are from.  some dialects of english break 'rules' of the language frequently, and some 'rules' of the language are even contested as to if they are actually valid or not, as english is a germanic language with some latin rules forced onto it.  trying to force those two together is like shoving a round post into a square hole.  it is not a sign of class or education, it is a dialect or cultural marker.  

some people also like to learn the rules of linguistics merely so they can go out and break them creatively.

Answer 7

Well, it is most definitely NOT a sign of 'lower class', but it IS indicative of the abysmally poor standard of education that is allowed in this country today!