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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Polite policy police? #109047 08/01/2003 7:48 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 from "polity" as opposed to politiCal? No, I would not have guessed so (but am happy to be corrected!) Surely it refers to making political, or turning an issue of debate into a political point? Hmmm, got me wondering which are the oldest and youngest forms of this family of words - my WAG is policy is oldest and politicisation must be a green sprig, but. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Polite policy police? maverick 07/30/2003 10:46 PM Re: Polite policy police? sjmaxq 07/30/2003 10:51 PM Re: Polite policy police? wow 08/02/2003 11:42 AM Re: Polite policy police? wwh 07/30/2003 11:09 PM Re: Polite policy police? tsuwm 07/31/2003 2:17 AM Re: Polite policy police? sjmaxq 07/31/2003 2:25 AM Re: Polite policy police? maverick 07/31/2003 3:04 AM Re: Polite policy police? sjmaxq 07/31/2003 3:12 AM Re: Polite policy police? AnnaStrophic 07/31/2003 12:03 PM Re: Polite policy police? Buffalo Shrdlu 08/01/2003 12:14 PM Re: Polite policy police? maverick 08/01/2003 7:48 PM Re: Polite policy police? maverick 08/01/2003 7:58 PM 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,273 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 6 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,131 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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