Talk:2591: Qua - Revision history

TheusafBOT: Reverted edit 412091 by 2001:56A:FE12:8E00:8072:A843:A66F:C176 to 368246

2026-05-09T01:44:28Z

Reverted edit 412091 by 2001:56A:FE12:8E00:8072:A843:A66F:C176 to 368246

2001:56A:FE12:8E00:8072:A843:A66F:C176 at 01:44, 9 May 2026

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MeZimm at 17:11, 7 March 2025

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1337-PI at 08:33, 15 January 2023

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108.162.221.189: enb

2022-04-07T21:00:40Z

enb

172.70.86.44: The last editor quashed someone's sign-off, it seems. Restoring it, as courtesy.

2022-04-01T12:44:22Z

The last editor quashed someone's sign-off, it seems. Restoring it, as courtesy.

141.101.105.95 at 08:59, 1 April 2022

2022-04-01T08:59:28Z

141.101.76.221: Added to disucssion about the different meanings of "qua" in the strip vs title text

2022-04-01T08:51:35Z

Added to disucssion about the different meanings of "qua" in the strip vs title text

172.70.162.147 at 01:48, 24 March 2022

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192·168·0·1 at 23:42, 23 March 2022

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 :Or perhaps "Nice use of 'Nice use of ... '" although new forms of quote mark would need to be invented. --[[User:192·168·0·1|192·168·0·1]] ([[User talk:192·168·0·1|talk]]) 19:11, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 ::From what I've seen, you just alternate between " and '. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.65|172.70.126.65]] 23:45, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 :Hey, [[244|no recursing]]. [[User:Ruffy314|Ruffy314]] ([[User talk:Ruffy314|talk]]) 21:46, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 '''qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua''' [[User:New editor|New editor]] ([[User talk:New editor|talk]]) 20:37, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

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 :Or perhaps "Nice use of 'Nice use of ... '" although new forms of quote mark would need to be invented. --[[User:192·168·0·1|192·168·0·1]] ([[User talk:192·168·0·1|talk]]) 19:11, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 ::From what I've seen, you just alternate between " and '. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.65|172.70.126.65]] 23:45, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 :Hey, [[244|no recursing]]. [[User:Ruffy314|Ruffy314]] ([[User talk:Ruffy314|talk]]) 21:46, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 '''qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua qua''' [[User:New editor|New editor]] ([[User talk:New editor|talk]]) 20:37, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

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 As i've never seen anyone use this, we can safely assume that exterminating these people would not affect the world one bit [[Special:Contributions/162.158.191.131|162.158.191.131]] 10:39, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
-If Megan's not careful, this pattern can quickly spiral to infinity: "Nice use of qua qua qua ''qua'' qua qua qua." "Nice use of qua qua qua qua qua qua qua ''qua'' qua qua qua qua qua qua qua." "Nice use of..." --mezimm [[Special:Contributions/172.70.178.93|172.70.178.93]] 16:37, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
+If Megan's not careful, this pattern can quickly spiral to infinity: "Nice use of qua qua qua ''qua'' qua qua qua." "Nice use of qua qua qua qua qua qua qua ''qua'' qua qua qua qua qua qua qua." "Nice use of..." [[User:MeZimm|MeZimm]] ([[User talk:MeZimm|talk]]) 16:37, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 :Or perhaps "Nice use of 'Nice use of ... '" although new forms of quote mark would need to be invented. --[[User:192·168·0·1|192·168·0·1]] ([[User talk:192·168·0·1|talk]]) 19:11, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 ::From what I've seen, you just alternate between " and '. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.65|172.70.126.65]] 23:45, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

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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)
 Buffalo everywhere are concerned.
 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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	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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 :: 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)
 :::I agree with you.
+:::[[User:While False|While False]] ([[User talk:While False|talk]]) 08:22, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
 :This is somewhat incorrect, as well as a distinction without a difference. The Latin "qua" that is not a pronoun, used in the comic, is not a preposition (although it can translate to the preposition "as" in English), but rather an adverb. This adverb is directly derived from "qua" the pronoun, ablative feminine form of "qui" ("which"). In fact, the simple ablative use of the pronoun completely covers the meaning of the adverb ("as", "by which", "as which" etc.). Calling some uses of "qua" adverbial, rather than simple ablative use of a feminine pronoun, is something modern linguists do to facilitate understanding of "qua" when not preceded by prepositions; it is not, I suspect, a distinction the Latin speakers of antiquity would recognise. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.105.95|141.101.105.95]] 08:59, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

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−	:This is a distinction without a difference. The Latin "qua" that ~~we call~~ an adverb is directly derived from "qua" the pronoun, ablative feminine form of "qui" ("which"). In fact, the simple ablative use of the pronoun completely covers the meaning of the adverb ("as", "by which", "as which" etc.). Calling some uses of "qua" adverbial, rather than simple ablative use of a feminine pronoun, is something modern linguists do to facilitate understanding of "qua" when not preceded by prepositions; it is not, I suspect, a distinction the Latin speakers of antiquity would recognise.	+	:This is somewhat incorrect, as well as a distinction without a difference. The Latin "qua" that is not a pronoun, used in the comic, is not a preposition (although it can translate to the preposition "as" in English), but rather an adverb. This adverb is directly derived from "qua" the pronoun, ablative feminine form of "qui" ("which"). In fact, the simple ablative use of the pronoun completely covers the meaning of the adverb ("as", "by which", "as which" etc.). Calling some uses of "qua" adverbial, rather than simple ablative use of a feminine pronoun, is something modern linguists do to facilitate understanding of "qua" when not preceded by prepositions; it is not, I suspect, a distinction the Latin speakers of antiquity would recognise. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.105.95\|141.101.105.95]] 08:59, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
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		+	:This is a distinction without a difference. The Latin "qua" that we call an adverb is directly derived from "qua" the pronoun, ablative feminine form of "qui" ("which"). In fact, the simple ablative use of the pronoun completely covers the meaning of the adverb ("as", "by which", "as which" etc.). Calling some uses of "qua" adverbial, rather than simple ablative use of a feminine pronoun, is something modern linguists do to facilitate understanding of "qua" when not preceded by prepositions; it is not, I suspect, a distinction the Latin speakers of antiquity would recognise.

	:::[[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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 ::::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)
 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)