Word: plebian
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...geographically. Lowell is steps away from another House in every direction, and residents also have exclusive access to the House's back gate. Need to make a beeline for Eliot, Kirkland, or Winthrop? As a Lowellian, there's no need to walk all the way around Lowell like the plebian masses—just go out the back...
...were able to say precisely how long HRSFA has been holding the reenactment, though Alison Miller ’08 said it has occurred for “as long as any of uscan remember.” Rachel S. Storch ’10, who played Cassius and Plebian Number One, said that the event was intended partly as an opportunity for club members to release aggression, but mostly to just “confuse the tourists.” In addition to plastic swords and scythes, the faux assassins also used pencils. “We were told...
Certain accents are widespread. Posh Queen’s English of the Eton or Cambridge variety is so familiar as to sound humdrum. Such accents, however, are all linked by a common denominator: a decidedly non-plebian heritage. By contrast, the Boston accent has a distinctly blue-collar identity...
...boys on the cover are emblematic of inherited social advantage, wealth and the injustice of England's class system. I'd guess that parents put up thousands of pounds before the boys were born to reserve a place at Eton, where students learn they are superior to the plebian proletarians in nearby downtown Slough. Kenneth Carman Basildon, England The story on Eton College was very revealing about the high standard of education upheld by a dedicated team of teachers. However, you helped fuel the unfair impression that Eton is very exclusive. Every year Eton awards scholarships to poor children from...
...manage to get through the entire conversation without once mentioning “3rd Rock from the Sun.” While I avoided the topic to prove that I was no more plebian, it also seems that Lithgow just doesn’t reflect about his time as Dr. Dick Solomon anymore...