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FYI its "hoi polloi": - Hos is the Greek definitive article (i.e. "the") - Pollos is a Greek word, most generally, meaning "many' - They are used with the no
by jlos 5y ago
FYI its "hoi polloi":
- Hos is the Greek definitive article (i.e. "the")
- Pollos is a Greek word, most generally, meaning "many'
- They are used with the nominative plural ('oi' ending)
- In Greek, the article delclines with the noun so "hos" -> "hoi"