Snob appeal?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="snob">snob</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="snob">snob</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="menu">menu</span>. <span word="Spend">Spend</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ample">ample</span> <span word="context">context</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> “<span word="snob">snob</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>”.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="Movie">Movie</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="heeled">heeled</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="dine">dine</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="appeal">appeal</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="Appeal">Appeal</span>, <span word="noun">noun</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attractiveness">attractiveness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Snob">Snob</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>?</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="snobs">snobs</span>.</p><p><span word="Snobs">Snobs</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="snobbish">snobbish</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>. <span word="Snobs">Snobs</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="admire">admire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="class">class</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snobbery">snobbery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joneses">Joneses</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p>
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