1) Why does the writer use the word 'fortunately' in paragraph 1? 2) What do the two questions at the end of paragraph 2 tell us about the writer's attitude towards accents having a 'social value'? 3) Why does the writer use the word 'blurring' when talking about accents in paragraph 3?  4) Why did the writer's acquaintance feel horrified by an action of her child? 5) What is the writer's attitude to a classmate who faked an accent? 6) What is implied by the phrase 'cashing in' in the final paragraph?  7) How has the writer's attitude to the way he speaks changed over the years?

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