"I used to be a car snob, and I used to be too vain to drive anything that doesn't shine, " said Marci Solomon, an electrician who has a 100-mile commute to and from work.

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Thus, the Morris technique, odd though it may be, is a brilliant way to convey snob cynicism toward Reagan--yet the author's neat literary trick is utterly missed by the critics.

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Chua had to go on a national media tour just to explain herself, less she be thought of as an American parenting bashing China snob.

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And to be honest, and I don't know if I'm just being a snob, but I'm not as entranced by funny cat videos anymore.

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