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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Sheer irresponsibility #148007 09/17/2005 12:33 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I agree unaccountable power sounds odd, otherwise I'd go for that. Of the suggestions so far, I like 'untrammelled' the best, though it's perhaps a bit wider than this former sense of 'irresponsible'. A more modern translation (1999) gives 'unregulated'. Dr. Bill suggests 'supreme' by pm, neither of which quite fits the concept I have in mind. It would seem that our language has been impoverished by this change in meaning of 'irresponsible'. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Sheer irresponsibility Bingley 09/16/2005 4:56 AM Re: Sheer irresponsibility wsieber 09/16/2005 5:04 AM Re: Sheer irresponsibility Bingley 09/16/2005 5:28 AM Re: Sheer irresponsibility inselpeter 09/16/2005 5:54 AM Re: Sheer irresponsibility Marianna 09/16/2005 8:30 AM Re: Sheer irresponsibility TEd Remington 09/16/2005 9:47 AM Re: Sheer irresponsibility Bingley 09/16/2005 10:32 AM Re: Sheer irresponsibility Father Steve 09/16/2005 12:36 PM Re: Sheer irresponsibility inselpeter 09/16/2005 1:15 PM Re: curtains for me Buffalo Shrdlu 09/16/2005 1:55 PM impeccable credentials wofahulicodoc 09/16/2005 8:00 PM Re: higher Authority AnnaStrophic 09/16/2005 8:11 PM Re: higher Authority wofahulicodoc 09/16/2005 10:09 PM Re: curtains for me Bingley 09/17/2005 12:21 AM Re: curtains for me Buffalo Shrdlu 09/17/2005 2:17 AM Re: Sheer irresponsibility Bingley 09/17/2005 12:33 AM Re: Sheer irresponsibility Jackie 09/16/2005 2:15 PM Re: Sheer irresponsibility inselpeter 09/16/2005 4:57 PM Re: irresponsible power zmjezhd 09/17/2005 1:25 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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