[DOC] [TLE] Hoi polloi - Wikipedia [PAR] Hoi polloi is an expression from Greek that means the many or, in the strictest 
sense, the majority. In English, it has been corrupted by giving it a negative 
connotation to signify deprecation of the working class, commoners, the masses 
or common .... You will learn to savor language and words because they are the 
stepping... [DOC] [TLE] hoi polloi - definition of hoi polloi in English | Oxford Dictionaries [PAR] the masses; the common people Meaning, pronunciation, example sentences, 
and more ... 1 To those in the know, hoi is the Greek word for the definite article 
the (nominative ... 6 'run' phrases you probably don't know. Before you run for the 
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minds. [DOC] [TLE] Urban Dictionary: hoi polloi [PAR] hoi polloi. Greek for "the majority". Usually this means " the ignorant masses", ... 
Because the word "hoi" is "the", there's no need to use "the" when saying or ... 
Chuck "You pretentious dickwad, I just love it when you kick yourself in the ass, 
and don't ... hoi polloi. The masses, the great unwashed. Mildly derogatory way to
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the Greek phrase hoi polloi, consisting of hoi, meaning the and... [DOC] [TLE] Next Entries - Dr. Goodword's Language Blog [PAR] Aug 8, 2008 ... For decades, my Italian-American family has used the word 'cashabung' to ... 
word slightly mispronounced (you don't find the combination NG at the end of 
many Italian words). ... that he thought the police would leave him alone because 
he was Amish. ... In English hoi polloi clearly means the masses. [DOC] [TLE] Susan Butler's TEDxSydney speech - Macquarie Dictionary [PAR] Jun 2, 2015 ... You can watch Susan's TEDx Talk or read it below. ... Hoi polloi is Greek and 
means 'the many'. It used to be said with a sneer  I don't mix with the hoi polloi. 
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being put in the dictionary, but this was because there was a limit on... [DOC] [TLE] Common Errors in English Usage by Paul Brians - Washington State ... [PAR] Because the letter N is pronounced "en," it's "an NGO" but when the phrase is ... 
When the following word definitely begins with a consonant sound, you need "a": 
"A ... before the year number and "B.C." after, but many people now prefer to put 
both ..... don't write "All the pictures didn't show her dimples" when you mean "The
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became single words in the Middle Ages, thus before the arrival of the ... 
Basically, Fowler, a word and social snob preferred all right because the hoi .... 
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the phrase "the hoi polloi" is

Question: You don't need to put "the" before this Greek phrase for "the masses" because hoi means "the"
Answer: hoi polloi