Heather wrote:
> Sorry, didn't mean to be patronizing in the slightest--one of the very
> components of lower class status is being less educated and hence, having
a
> lower reading level.
I still think, however, that this is a problematic assertion - I am an
ex-pat Scot, and a significant feature of Scottish working-class culture is
auto-didacticism and life-long learning, using public resources such as
lending libraries - your statement has to be very clearly located
geographically and historically
Joan
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