If I read one more otherwise smart person* confuse “elite” with “elitism,” I’m going to scream. I don’t care which side of cling-gate** you come down on, there’s no need to mangle the English language.

From the online Oxford Dictionary (because I don’t have my awesome hardback available):

elite:

• noun 1 a group of people regarded as the best in a particular society or organization. 2 a size of letter in typewriting, with 12 characters to the inch (about 4.7 to the centimetre).

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