The importance of speaking standard language

The third play that I have learned is “Pygmalion” by Bernard Shaw. After reading this play, I have realized that the way a person speaks depict a person’s status and class. If a person speaks a bad language, he or she might seem to have come from a lower class society and less educated. If we speak standard language, he or she is seemed to have come from upper class society and educated. In the play, Higgins says people who speak standard language will separate them from class to class and soul to soul. Therefore, Eliza wants to learn standard language from Higgins so she can become a floweriest in the shop which will be visited by the rich and educated. She does not want to become a flower girl who earns a living by just selling flowers on the street. After the teaching by Higgins, people have a different perception towards her. Others think that she is educated and comes from upper class society because she speaks like a queen. I agree with Higgins because in our society too, when you speak standard language to other people, they will respect you and treat you better. This is because they will assume that you are rich and well educated. On the other hand, when you speak bad language, others will not respect you and do not provide a good service for you. Therefore, we have to be cautious with the language we use in communicating.