D. N. Vercáriâ
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(last post: March 15, 2008 - 16:51)
Citizen #26:
Dieter N Vercáriâ | > >
> > > Territory can be annexed without having any imperialism involved, you know. The dictionary definition is “To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city.” Some territory may, by assent of its inhabitants/citizens, wish to join the Republic. What would it be called then? Annexation, of course.
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> > Ah, I see. The similar German word Annexion has a different meaning: "Besitzergreifung, insbes. die Einverleibung fremden Staatsgebiets nach Eroberung." (dtv Brockhaus, 20-Vol. lexicon, 1966). That is "Seizure, espec. the incorporation of foreign territory after conquest." Hence my misunderstanding.
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> Yes. Yours is a definition that UNDOUBTEDLY sounds aggressive. I'm glad that's cleared up.
Nonetheless, I'd like to suggest that the constitution will use a wording that will not be misunderstood by foreign readers with only average skills in English - unless the constitution would be written in el Glheþ (sp.?), we'll have to take into account that we're all lingual minorites in our Republic.
- Dieter N. Vercáriâ |
