I used to think that I was middle class. My family were apparently middle class. Not sure what this was supposed to mean really. I was taught to speak 'properly' and always pulled up if I utilised grammar incorrectly at home. I remember being told off by my parents for using the term 'literally' in a non literal way. This was before it had started to be used in conversation as the verbal equivalent of a comma. Unfortunately, I have inherited the same trait & I am now one of t