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Re:Apple told to rewrite "Samsung didn't copy", post on fron... by Camillo on Thursday November 01, 2012 @10:29AM (#4727673)
The UK is not a republic at all.
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Re:Apple told to rewrite "Samsung didn't copy", post on fron... by anders0 on Thursday November 01, 2012 @10:57AM (#4727826)
"non-(banana republic)", not "(non-banana) republic".
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Re:Apple told to rewrite "Samsung didn't copy", post on fron... by Camillo on Thursday November 01, 2012 @05:56PM (#4729939)
Then you have to write "non-banana-republic". "Non-banana republic" is not even ambiguous, it's just wrong.
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Re:Apple told to rewrite "Samsung didn't copy", post on fron... by DannyBee on Thursday November 01, 2012 @12:02PM (#4728173)
So then it does indeed fit into the non-(banana republic) category :P
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Re:Apple told to rewrite "Samsung didn't copy", post on fron... by Camillo on Thursday November 01, 2012 @05:59PM (#4729949)
But that's not what you wrote. "Non-banana republic" can only be parsed as [non-banana] republic. You need to write "non-banana-republic" if you want to say non-[banana republix]. Better yet, use a less clumsy turn of phrase. Best of all: drop the remark entirely, it's pointless.
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Re:Apple told to rewrite "Samsung didn't copy", post on fron... by enjo on Thursday November 01, 2012 @10:51AM (#4727794)
"non-banana republic"
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Re:Apple told to rewrite "Samsung didn't copy", post on fron... by dan1234 on Thursday November 01, 2012 @11:48AM (#4728103)
I think Camillo is trying to point out that the UK is not a republic (banana or otherwise) but a Constitutional Monarchy.
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