[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#13805) Data: Suggested change of default ruler tit
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[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#13805) Data: Suggested change of default ruler titles |
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"Daniel Markstedt" <himasaram@xxxxxxxx> |
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Fri, 25 Nov 2005 01:15:59 -0800 |
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<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13805 >
2005-11-24 kl. 15.21 skrev Jason Short:
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> <URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13805 >
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> Daniel Markstedt wrote:
>> <URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13805 >
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>> 2005-11-24 kl. 11.51 skrev William Allen Simpson:
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>>> <URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13805 >
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>>> I've read the comments to this point, and looked at the wikipedia
>>> entries, and formed an opinion:
>>>
>>> Anarchy: Usurper/Usurper
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>>> Despotism: Dictator/Dictator
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>> The problem with Dictator, is that it's yet one of those Roman titles
>> and not very universal.
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> That seems like a translation issue. To me "Dictator" seems like
> exactly what the ruler of a despotism would be.
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>> I have yet another suggestion: Ruler/Ruler
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> Ugh.
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> -jason
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>
If you native English speakers are fine with Dictator as English
default, I'll comply. What about feminine form? Dictatress and
Dictatrix are both correct term in English (according to Webster's).
I'm for Usurper as well; is the semantically best alternative for
Anarchy.
-Daniel
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