Query for books about class

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Jan 4 07:01:12 PST 2001


kelley wrote:


>while i've never read it, just skimmed a few years ago, there's a
>book that you should find on the shelves of a borders or b and n
>(fuck amazon!), it's something of a humorous guide to class. it's
>titled "class".

You mean Paul Fussell's book? Kind of nasty, but really funny in spots. Among the things you learn: in the higher circles, saying "pardon" is worse than saying "fuck," and the correct pronunciation of "patina."

Doug



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