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I feel like there should be a duck somewhere. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 21:05, 9 March 2022 (UTC) | I feel like there should be a duck somewhere. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 21:05, 9 March 2022 (UTC) | ||
Buffalo everywhere are concerned. | Buffalo everywhere are concerned. | ||
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Maybe one could note that the two uses of "qua" are different: While in the meaning of "as"/"in capacity of", qua is a preposition, it is a relative pronoun in the Latin expression "sine qua non". | Maybe one could note that the two uses of "qua" are different: While in the meaning of "as"/"in capacity of", qua is a preposition, it is a relative pronoun in the Latin expression "sine qua non". | ||
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:: Well, basically, you're right. But to clarify it better, you would at least have to point out that the title text is talking of two different "qua"s then, BOTH the preposition and the relative pronoun. And in order to use them correctly, you ought to differentiate between the both, i.m.h.o. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.90.171|162.158.90.171]] 07:38, 10 March 2022 (UTC) | :: Well, basically, you're right. But to clarify it better, you would at least have to point out that the title text is talking of two different "qua"s then, BOTH the preposition and the relative pronoun. And in order to use them correctly, you ought to differentiate between the both, i.m.h.o. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.90.171|162.158.90.171]] 07:38, 10 March 2022 (UTC) | ||
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:::[[User:While False|While False]] ([[User talk:While False|talk]]) 08:22, 10 March 2022 (UTC) | :::[[User:While False|While False]] ([[User talk:While False|talk]]) 08:22, 10 March 2022 (UTC) | ||
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I have trouble reading the word <code>qua</code>, my brain seems to automatically reorient it, so I can comfortably read <code>end</code>. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.193|162.158.92.193]] 17:44, 12 March 2022 (UTC) | I have trouble reading the word <code>qua</code>, my brain seems to automatically reorient it, so I can comfortably read <code>end</code>. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.193|162.158.92.193]] 17:44, 12 March 2022 (UTC) | ||
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I am guessing that "Badger badger Badger badger badger badger Badger badger" is just as valid as "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo"? [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|talk]]) 00:54, 14 March 2022 (UTC) | I am guessing that "Badger badger Badger badger badger badger Badger badger" is just as valid as "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo"? [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|talk]]) 00:54, 14 March 2022 (UTC) | ||
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::::OK, I admit that I stopped after I found a link that I thought supported my argument. I resubmit it as: ''Badger badgers Badger badgers badger badger Badger badgers.'' [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|talk]]) 20:24, 21 March 2022 (UTC) | ::::OK, I admit that I stopped after I found a link that I thought supported my argument. I resubmit it as: ''Badger badgers Badger badgers badger badger Badger badgers.'' [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|talk]]) 20:24, 21 March 2022 (UTC) | ||
:::::Can mushroom mushroom? --[[User:192·168·0·1|192·168·0·1]] ([[User talk:192·168·0·1|talk]]) 23:42, 23 March 2022 (UTC) | :::::Can mushroom mushroom? --[[User:192·168·0·1|192·168·0·1]] ([[User talk:192·168·0·1|talk]]) 23:42, 23 March 2022 (UTC) | ||
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The second, third, and fourth sentences still need a lot of work, folks. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.211.72|172.70.211.72]] 09:00, 21 March 2022 (UTC) | The second, third, and fourth sentences still need a lot of work, folks. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.211.72|172.70.211.72]] 09:00, 21 March 2022 (UTC) |