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Suzanne's avatar

Once again a joy to read. Thanks!

Phil Holland's avatar

Hoi polloi isn't "the people." It's "the many."

Ken Grace's avatar

I was careless. It literally translates as "the many" or "the masses", which I should have said. And a number of dictionaries provide "the people" or "the common people" as an alternative version of the phrase.