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whatthehey

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5. I can't. Again - are any of the three options I listed close?

Reply to TygrBright (Reply #4)

Tue May 10, 2016, 02:22 PM

May 2016

Why is it one as opposed to the others? If I referred to some Dems as Peisistratids should I trust people to work out whether I meant autocrats, populists or educated elites? Or even to know those were valid choices in the absence of classical education?

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Dear GOPpie Solons: DON'T Go There. You WILL Regret It. [View all] TygrBright May 2016 OP

Absolutely love you, TygrBright. longship May 2016 #1

Thank you for the kind words! That means a lot. n/t TygrBright May 2016 #2

WTF are Solons? whatthehey May 2016 #3

I trust people to figure it out from the context. n/t TygrBright May 2016 #4

I can't. Again - are any of the three options I listed close? whatthehey May 2016 #5

It's got a long history of usage. TygrBright May 2016 #7

"Slang terms need to make sense to get currency" I agree. FSogol May 2016 #6