“Hoi” is “the.” There’s no need to change it to English. It’s just sloppy, like “less” instead of “fewer.” Bret is supposed to be a writer.
I’d have let it go in someone I can stand.
Bret is correct - please see a dictionary. In writing for people who read English, "hoi polloi" is a noun.
Bret is only correct if it’s what the style book says. I prefer the OED, and per that he’s wrong.
Reading English isn’t an excuse to say things incorrectly. In OH we have LY-mah and CARE-oh. Drives me insane.
In MO we had ver-SALES.
People need to be better educated, not chew up the language. I can’t write “they/them” without my eye twitching. I do it but I hate it.
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“Hoi” is “the.” There’s no need to change it to English. It’s just sloppy, like “less” instead of “fewer.” Bret is supposed to be a writer.
I’d have let it go in someone I can stand.
Bret is correct - please see a dictionary. In writing for people who read English, "hoi polloi" is a noun.
Bret is only correct if it’s what the style book says. I prefer the OED, and per that he’s wrong.
Reading English isn’t an excuse to say things incorrectly. In OH we have LY-mah and CARE-oh. Drives me insane.
In MO we had ver-SALES.
People need to be better educated, not chew up the language. I can’t write “they/them” without my eye twitching. I do it but I hate it.