In written text, if the English is perfect and the
punctuation, syntax and spelling are faultless,
we can deduce only one thing; that the writer is
educated.
No hint of social-class, wealth, occupation, gender,
nationality, politics, religion, personality, character,
region, accent or dialect will be detected.
The subject-matter might disclose these variables,
but not the structure of the prose, per se.
The spoken word gives the game away. In Britain,
as in many other cultures, it pays to guard one's
tongue. 'Estuary English', the glottal-stop and the
less-favoured regional accents can cause the
listener to squirm.
Parents and teachers must be aware that children
learn lessons that were never knowingly taught.