Posts by mark taslov
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I played at a toga party once at Lincoln. To my grave disappointment, everyone was dressed as romans, not a single celt or gaul to be found, I respect the equality of representing both sides of a struggle, and I think it's awfully forgiving of the students to dress as NAZI's and not just wear the costumes of the eventual victors.
lest we forget salon kitty.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075163/
tend to agree with Danyl,
Look at it this way: which notion do you think would annoy the Nazi high command more, the idea that subsequent generations only ever referred to them in hush, respectful tones or that people made fun of them and dressed up in silly costumes to mock them?
wot is zis tread? zey make fun of our uniforms? zey make fun of our var? But vee lost das wor, vee must all forget.
(And you all know, of course, that if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao, you ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow.)
Danielle, A brief moment where the prophet John misread the times... considering Mao's mug remains on the bank notes.....
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wanganui
/ˈwông-ar-nue-eeʊ/ noun, plural -nuis , verb, -nuied, -to⋅ing.-noun
1. mistake, error, misconception.2. misappropriation: it was a wanganui of the original concept.
3. to reject (a proposed bill or enactment) by exercising a wanganui
–verb (used with object)4. to rule against or disallow the arguments of (a person or people): The referendum was wanganuied by the board
5. to ignore a democratic vote (usually by a higher authority); the board wanganuied the referendum.
6. to be wrong or mistaken. he wanganuied the spelling right up.
Origin:
[1854; Maori; Whanganui, big bay or big harbour] -
Well, duh it isn't an isolated incident. But never let the perfect be the enemy of the good, eh?
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I don't get this nonsense about organic change etc;
Well just as your name is Leslie not Lesslyn, it could be taken to imply that there was anti Scottish racism in your family.or perhaps just whatever was going at the time. Not saying that I don't see where you're coming from, but this racism permeates English it's not an isolated incident, and If you have real issues with this than best to find another cleaner language, before booking your next international holiday. The internet can accommodate this.
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it is that it is wrong in English,
There are 100,000 official documents that dispute that. It's no wronger than yogurt/yoghurt. A valid useage and currently far more specific and arguaby useful than Whanganui.
"where are you going?
"Whanganui"
"what the city? the river? the national park?the island?"
You could name 1000 places Whanganui, what is the purpose of a name after all? it's just going to cost more ink because they'll have nail 'city' on the end.
The assumption that 100+ years of multiculturalism in the place, can leave no cultural imprint in the name, is very environmentalist.
Whereas Whanganui is clearly of Maori origin, clearly was meant to be spelt Whanganui, which is clearly the correct way to spell it both in English and Maori,
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Keir why not rename Christchurch Crīstcirice? Your basis seems to be that Written Maori not be allowed to evolve with the new collective people of the land, or that an English loan word must accord to required spelling dogma. Which is clearly not the case.
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consider what it is that manages to displace a sacred center then just as surely/swiftly comes to believe that its own one must be the source of all violence!
what do you mean by this 'whims of progress' comment?
every asshole has to wake up sooner or later.
Brian Friel's Translations be included, it deals with such things quite aptly.
Sounds good, will hunt it.
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I see. Frankly I find it bizarre they'd really want to associate themselves and their mana with the naming of such a one velodrome town.
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Sooner or later you do have to seriously consider what it is that manages to displace a sacred center then just as surely/swiftly comes to believe that its own one must be the source of all violence!
the whims of progress.
Insachacurity
lame.
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damn i Just edited that line, i thought per se could be stretched to mean 'in their entirety, rather than singularly, i'd quite like to find a neat word for 'in their entirety...
Out of interest Sacha how much are the local Iwi involved in all this?
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If democracy isn't allowed to run its course then it could most correctly be left up to the local Iwi to decide as I imagine it was their ancestors who originally named it.