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#169232 07/16/07 01:55 PM
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Has anyone come across this phrase as in an ad ergam diplomatic agreement and if so, can they pse tell me what it means?

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Has anyone come across the phrase ad ergam as in an ad ergam diplomatic agreement and if so, do they know what it means?

Richard Durkan #169254 07/16/07 11:09 PM
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Erga is a preposition in Latin so it wouldn't be declined. I googled ad-ergam and got a few hits on adergam in Portuguese and one where adergam was part of an email address and seems to be split up a dergam.

So I dunno.

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[opening mouth and removing all doubt e] it wouldn't be declined. So how come you don't say declinated?

Jackie #169259 07/17/07 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted By: Jackie
[opening mouth and removing all doubt e] it wouldn't be declined. So how come you don't say declinated?


so how come *you don't say orientated?

-joe (coming over there) friday

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Originally Posted By: Jackie
[opening mouth and removing all doubt e] it wouldn't be declined. So how come you don't say declinated?


I backformed it from declension, not from declination.


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