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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: systems of government #126402 03/28/2004 4:36 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Wait, I thought we were an anarcho-syndicalist commune. The problem with language by committee is amply illustrated by the Académie Français. A more out of touch band of old foggies, trying to dictate how and what French is, does not exist. They were founded under Cardinal Richelieu fer cryin out loud! http://www.academie-francaise.fr/ Oh, and as for roots: cardinal < Latin cardo (cardinis) 'hinge; turning point'. "There's some lovely filth over here." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted No Magna Carta grapho 03/28/2004 10:52 AM Re: No Magna Carta RhubarbCommando 03/28/2004 11:01 AM Re: No Magna Carta grapho 03/28/2004 11:24 AM Re: No Magna Carta RhubarbCommando 03/28/2004 11:31 AM Re: No Magna Carta grapho 03/28/2004 12:43 PM Re: No Magna Carta inselpeter 03/28/2004 2:25 PM Re: the dialectic of the board tsuwm 03/28/2004 2:52 PM Re: No Magna Carta grapho 03/28/2004 2:55 PM now i am pissed! of troy 03/28/2004 4:03 PM Re: systems of government jheem 03/28/2004 4:36 PM be fair or be fare grapho 03/28/2004 6:30 PM boxing the circle grapho 03/28/2004 6:13 PM Re: when is a boat wow 03/29/2004 3:59 PM Re: when is a boat plutarch 03/30/2004 6:31 AM Re: when is a boat wordminstrel 03/30/2004 7:09 AM Re: when is a boat moss 03/30/2004 7:15 AM Up for grabs vbq 03/30/2004 7:22 AM Re: Up for grabs grapho 03/30/2004 7:56 AM Re: Up for grabs wordminstrel 03/30/2004 8:07 AM Re: Up for grabs plutarch 03/30/2004 11:07 AM Re: Up for grabs vbq 03/30/2004 11:15 AM Re: Up for grabs moss 03/30/2004 11:24 AM Speaking of inner circles Faldage 03/30/2004 11:43 AM Yaw wagging wordminstrel 03/30/2004 11:52 AM Never lead with your yaw wordminstrel 03/30/2004 12:49 PM The chub is up! plutarch 03/30/2004 1:11 PM Re: The chub is up! wordminstrel 03/30/2004 1:40 PM Re: The chub is up! moss 03/30/2004 1:59 PM Re: The chub is up! vbq 03/30/2004 3:37 PM Re: The chub is up! wwh 03/30/2004 6:45 PM Re: The chub is up! wordminstrel 03/30/2004 7:37 PM Best in a pinch wordminstrel 03/31/2004 8:32 AM A Drone for the Throne wordminstrel 04/01/2004 11:13 AM Parting Postcard grapho 04/04/2004 1:02 PM Re: Parting Postcard grapho 04/04/2004 1:35 PM Hasta la vista elite grapho 04/04/2004 2:15 PM Hate to spoil your fun AnnaStrophic 04/04/2004 2:20 PM Fare thee well, my tasties! grapho 04/04/2004 2:43 PM please don't expect us to watch consuelo 04/17/2004 4:55 PM Re: please don't expect us to watch tang 04/25/2004 9:37 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,333 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 9 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,175 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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