Anonymous  +  541149 Mon, 14 Jul 08 10:42 AM Are the vernacular forms of English seen as a prestige forms by some speakers? If so, which forms and by whom? Anonymous Whom

	nona the brit  +  541357 Mon, 14 Jul 08 05:18 PM This sounds like a school task to me. What do you think anon? nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,743 The name says it all.

	Jon Salt  +  544267 Mon, 21 Jul 08 05:41 AM Anyone who wants to identify with/admires local spirit more than they admire top-down education. Trade union leaders should speak with a regional accent, for example. People who admire regional accents tend to admire "grit" or "toughness" so urban accents will do better than rural ones for impressing teenagers or for being sexually attractive (for a male). Jon Salt Joined on Tue, Nov 13 2007 New Member 43 Accents