Anyone who does commit the solecism of talking or writing about class in America is assailed at once by a problem of definition.
在美国历史上,任何在谈论或书写有关阶级的内容中犯了错的人曾经都因该定义受到了攻击。
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The duke of Wellington was once famously turned away from the doors because he was guilty of the double solecism of arriving 7 minutes late and wearing trousers rather than knee breeches.
The Duke of Wellington was once famously turned away from the doors because he was guilty of the double solecism of arriving 7 minutes late and wearing trousers rather than knee-breeches.