interesting turn for "hoi polloi"

Arnold M. Zwicky zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU
Wed Aug 2 17:39:02 UTC 2006


On Aug 2, 2006, at 10:29 AM, i wrote:
>
> ...it's new to me too, and it's not in our recent archives.  but here
> are some more examples:
>
> ... and then it's off to the office to bitch on the phone with the
> Michael Kors about the latest of the outrages committed by the hoi
> and the polloi. ...
> iamprettynyc.com/spotlight.php?s=7
>
> 1. Indistinguishable from the hoi and the polloi, that's me, except...

sigh.  to maintain the numbering, the iamprettynyc.com example should
be numbered "0".

arnold

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