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Re: kakoism

From occam <occam@nowhere.nix>
Newsgroups alt.usage.english, sci.lang
Subject Re: kakoism
Date 2026-03-25 11:10 +0100
Message-ID <n2hql6FjunoU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <10ptn8i$tqd6$1@dont-email.me> <n2hl04Fj4eqU1@mid.individual.net> <20260325084210.311896952fc010b4fb2ba668@127.0.0.1>

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On 25/03/2026 09:42, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:34:12 +0100
> occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
> 
>> On 24/03/2026 10:58, guido wugi wrote:
>>> I just chanced upon this nice (or not) word in the https://
>>> www.etymonline.com/word/*kakka- :
>>> kakistocracy!
>>> Now whom does this make me think of? Several indeed.
>>>
>>
>> [Your link is leading to a blank page for me]
>>
>> This one however <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakistocracy> leads me
>> straight to a definition of Trump.
>>
>> I await for the rest of your list of candidates.
> 
> ObAUE You want:
> "I await the rest of your list of candidates."
> 
> the "for" is implicit.
> 

Thanks for that. It happens when you edit and re-edit the same sentence
several times. It takes a lot of effort to arrive at the wrong version.

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kakoism guido wugi <wugi@brol.invalid> - 2026-03-24 10:58 +0100
  Re: kakoism occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-03-25 09:34 +0100
    Re: kakoism "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-03-25 08:42 +0000
      Re: kakoism occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-03-25 11:10 +0100
        Re: kakoism guido wugi <wugi@brol.invalid> - 2026-03-25 12:17 +0100

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