Hoi Polloi

[Laurence Horn]

At 10:22 AM -0400 8/3/06, Geoffrey S. Nathan wrote:
>This may be coincidence, but my mother (born in London within sound of
>Beau's Bells) always used 'hoi polloi' to mean upper crust, and was
>quite surprised to hear that its 'correct' meaning was the reverse.
>She, alas, is no longer around to ask about this.
>
>Geoff


Beau's Bells, Geoff?  Is that within earshot of Bow Bells?

LH



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