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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Sheer irresponsibility #147993 09/16/2005 5:28 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I agree that it comes to the same thing, wseiber, but I think the two words have different nuances: absolute simply suggests that there are no limitations on his power, while irresponsible would seem to be more specifically saying that he's not accountable to anyone. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,393 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 18 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,214 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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