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Re: congovernment

From:Costentin Cornomorus <elemtilas@...>
Date:Saturday, November 22, 2003, 22:04
--- Ray Brown <ray.brown@...> wrote:

> On Saturday, November 22, 2003, at 02:21 AM, > Costentin Cornomorus wrote: > > > --- John Cowan <cowan@...> > wrote: > > > >> A dyarchy (not biarchy) is a governmental > form > >> with two equal supreme rulers. > > > > Sounds better than biumvirate, anyway! ;) > > Yep - and is better formed :)
Chosen because of it's consonance with "triumvirate". Also as a half pun with other bi- words like bicycle, bisexual, et r., since bi- is more recognised than duum-. Padraic. ===== la cieurgeourea provoer mal trasfu ast meiyoer ke 'l andrext ben trasfu. -- Ill Bethisad -- <http://www.geocities.com/elemtilas/ill_bethisad> Come visit The World! -- <http://www.geocities.com/hawessos/> .

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Ray Brown <ray.brown@...>duumvirate (was: congovernment)