[durasell]

It only seemed as if the middle class had a stronger vocabulary. They really didn't. In any event, a strong vocabulary no longer holds an appear for a middle class whose culture is now popular and largely visual.

[nopardons]

Noooooooooooo...they DID have a larger and far better vocabulary than their progeny have today.Just look at a N.Y. Times article,written in 1950 and compare the vocabulary in any article,in that one paper,today...ignoring the bias,of course.