Language is
and always will be culture. It
does shape how people think and act; for instance, when Eliza
tries to return
to the vernacular of her flower-girl days, she is unable--she has changed.
Yet,
she is not a lady, either, simply because she can speak like one. For,
a social class entails
customs, ways of thinking and acting that are
inculcated through generations, not just
months.
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