Elite. In America, that word has a very negative connotation. It is often used in an insult to another by someone who feels inferior (I’m not saying that you feel inferior). Elite is also often used by someone to belittle another by describing himself as elite. However, I think RD meant that he considers himself to be amongst the best in the usage of the English language.
In other words, I think that you meant something by “elite” while RD meant something else, at least with regards to connotation.
…and that is supposed to make them less wrong because…?
That had nothing to do with my assessment of him being quite invested in this topic…which he initially claimed wasn’t the case, and then essentially admitted it was. (And keeps providing evidence for with every subsequent post.)
John James, this is a subjective personal preference, and I like English culture (I already said I am an anglophile)* as well as traditionalism. What is the issue?
*I should note that I have believed much more egregious things due to this. I used to believe that the American Revolution was wrong, and that England was right, primarily due to this article: http://www.redcoat.me.uk/. I could see the issue with that, as the American Revolution was a Libertarian one, but why take issue with my spelling?
Muffinburg, you do guess correctly on that issue of semantics. My intended meaning was more like “pompous,” which I admit to, than implying any sort of inferiority on John’s part. I do, after all, believe in traditional bourgeois culture, which is pretty elitist.
Simply because there is an elite group of people does not, as Daniel stated, belittle others.