polloi

• “Since the Greek phrase includes an article, some critics have argued that the phrase the hoi polloi is redundant.”

  Matthew Yglesias » Yglesias on Maddow

• “And my pedantry about hoi polloi is provoked by his awkward insistence on emphasising the term when he clearly has no clue what it entails.”

  Matthew Yglesias » Yglesias on Maddow

• “Re Myles’ comment “my pedantry about hoi polloi is provoked by his awkward insistence on emphasising the term when he clearly has no clue what it entails.””

  Matthew Yglesias » Yglesias on Maddow

• “He was once asked by NPR’s Terry Gross whether being raised in European boarding schools and being a member of Yale’s notoriously elitist Skull and Bones Society hadn’t left Buckley a trifle, um, out of touch with real people (the hoi polloi, that is, as they’re referred to at the Club)?”

  Good Time(ing) Bill: William F. Buckley and the Damage Done

• “It is a way to distinguish the best law students from the hoi polloi.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Hitting the Big Time (and Going Straight to the Top)

• “The language in the Ordinance speaks for itself on the founding fathers among the hoi polloi like me.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Reinhardt’s Dig on Sarah Palin

• “If looking at the calorie counts of your lunch is good for hoi polloi, it ought to be good for everyone.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » The Double Standard of Libertarian Paternalism

• “As was well known, when Harris Collins performed he performed only for the elite, for the hoi-polloi of the trained-animal world.”

  CHAPTER XXVII

• “Pepsi can showcase Aquafina in the premium seats while regular Pepsi ads play for hoi polloi.”

  Forbes: The Magic's Money Machine

• “Perhaps not as glamorous as authors might like, but still apart from the hoi polloi.”

  The British Hay Literary Festival (From Someone Who Wasn't There) - by Joanna Penn | The Creative Penn

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