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Biology, 02.11.2019 09:31, gatorr2010

What does shaw seem to be saying in higgins's quotation below?
"well, sir, in three months i could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador's garden party. i could even get her a place as lady's maid or shop assistant, which requires better english."
lady's maids speak better english than duchesses.
people in upper class social orders have worse english than those who are members of the lower class.
people are more forgiving of errors in english if the person is in a high social class.

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