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857 There’s a secret vocabulary wealthy families teach their children to signal status—most middle-class parents have never heard of it

Silicon Canals
Christian Kelly @ Silicon Canals · 01/07/2026 20:00 EDT

There’s a secret vocabulary wealthy families teach their children to signal status—most middle-class parents have never heard of it

While most parents focus on teaching their kids practical skills and good manners, elite families quietly pass down an invisible inheritance—a coded vocabulary that opens doors and signals belonging in ways a middle-class upbringing never reveals.

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