Saturday, January 1, 2000
Well, maybe
The Latin plural gerundive referenda, meaning things to be referred, necessarily connotes a plurality of issues. Oxford English Dictionary, Referendums is logically preferable as a plural form meaning ballots on one issue (as a Latin gerund, referendum has no plural).
What other people read on this blog
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Washington Senate Democrats introduced a set of sweeping tax proposals totaling more than $12 billion, despite Senate Republicans presenti...
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Politicians pretend renters are getting scalped in a skirmish of class warfare. They spread that viewpoint 'cause it can give them powe...
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Several new bills that have been under consideration: 1. Permit to Purchase Firearms (HB 1163) has been passed and is on the governor...
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House Bill 1163 establishes a permit to purchase scheme requiring government permission to purchase or transfer a firearm, adds a live-fi...
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Washington state legislature's House Bill 1163 establishes a permit to purchase scheme requiring government permission to purchase or t...
Effing the ineffable - Washington State elections sometimes have been rigged.
“It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.”
-- Joseph Stalin