# Class indicators in USA society?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 17, 2014, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-indicators-in-usa-society/686330 "2014-04-17T07:33:24Z")\
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> [@monstro](#):
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> But poor people are more likely to have certain kinds of unusual names. Often with complicated or nonintuitive spellings.

Years ago I read a magazine article about some aspect of the society or economy–I don’t recall what–and it mentioned the case of a poor woman with the surname SparcK. It was spelled just like that.

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> [@Rodgers01](#):
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> This may fall into the category of “too obvious to state,” but going to private, “brand name” schools, at either the high school or college level, is a sign of class.

On the other hand, elite private universities often seem more able to accommodate students of modest means, what with their vast endowments and robust scholarship programs.

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> [@Dave\_Hartwick](#):
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> It’s not even in the top 10 for native speakers or total number of speakers.

With apologies if I already mentioned it, French may be on course to re-enter the top ten thanks to population growth in African regions where it continues to have official status or currency as a lingua franca.

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