We have a local radio presenter (national, too, since he does a 5 Live slot) who pounces on anyone who speaks with a "polite" (that's Norn Iron for "educated-sounding" or "posh") accent. Makes me not want to phone his show about certain subjects, since I know the reaction I'd get.
I know speaking a certain way doesn't guarantee education, intelligence or common sense (nor do I have problems with people whose accents are different from mine). But hating on people for speaking like that seems to me to be part of the same thing: an assumption that if you're verbally precise, use grammar and/or have a good vocabulary, then you're lording it above everyone else.
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Date: 2007-10-04 12:01 pm (UTC)I know speaking a certain way doesn't guarantee education, intelligence or common sense (nor do I have problems with people whose accents are different from mine). But hating on people for speaking like that seems to me to be part of the same thing: an assumption that if you're verbally precise, use grammar and/or have a good vocabulary, then you're lording it above everyone else.