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Old 18-01-2013, 13:37   #16
martyh
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Re: From Plebs to servants

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Originally Posted by Itshim View Post
Because he is not perhaps.

servĀ·ant

/ˈsərvənt/
Noun
  • A person who performs duties for others, esp. a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant.
  • A person employed in the service of a government.
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One who is privately employed to perform domestic services. 2. One who is publicly employed to perform services, as for a government. 3. One who expresses ...
It's the 21st century ,we don't have servants anymore we have waiters and waitresses .Calling someone a servant is derogatory stemming from the time,not so long ago, when it was expected for the lower classes to serve the upper classes,and i'm sure the ones in the parliamentary cafes are quite offended at being lumped in with lower class people from the turn of the last century .More importantly it shows the mindset of Christopher Chope that we actually have lower classes of people in the 21st century
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