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0 pointsgtech12mo ago0 comments

1. You use 'ex' to mean except ? In common parlance ex means 'example'. So your phrase becomes: National treasures (example gold) were returned in '35 and '56.

Which is what I responded to.

Gold was part bars and part rare historical coins.

Also still unreturned, which is extremely valuable:

Queen Marie’s jewels were not returned The Romanian Crown Jewels were not returned Royal and dynastic archives Private deposits of Romanian citizens Orthodox Church treasures

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2024-0171...

2. Who were these Bolsheviks ? There was no government, they weren't Russian / Soviet - what were they ? Give me some source that shows Romania was fighting Tsarist Russia / URSS / Russia (?). Your article doesn't clarify that at all. I wonder why.

Romania entrusted Tsarist Russia with its national treasure.

Do you deny there's state continuity from before 1918 ?

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caminante2mo ago

>In common parlance ex means 'example'.

This claim is wrong.

You meant to say "ex." is common, noting the period for the abbreviation. Whereas ex is commonly used (See "ex dividend".) as I did above.

I'm skipping the rest of your reply because it's a waste of time after you loaded up with a spiteful tone -- "you don't know what you're talking about"-- only to be wrong about language and somehow you dispute the Wikipedia article which clearly mentions (anti-)Bolshevik opponents.

gtech1OP2mo ago

it's ok, I know you meant for this thread to diverge into pointless arguments. But for everyone else reading:

1. https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=ex

2. "Bolsheviks" aren't a nation.

caminante2mo ago

You linked a dictionary that's paywalled and further, all of the 12 stub entries appear to refute your interpreted meaning of "ex" from earlier and affirm my usage.

Are you trying to be ironic?

Also, nobody said #2.

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0 pointsgtech12mo ago0 comments

1. You use 'ex' to mean except ? In common parlance ex means 'example'. So your phrase becomes: National treasures (example gold) were returned in '35 and '56.

Which is what I responded to.

Gold was part bars and part rare historical coins.

Also still unreturned, which is extremely valuable:

Queen Marie’s jewels were not returned The Romanian Crown Jewels were not returned Royal and dynastic archives Private deposits of Romanian citizens Orthodox Church treasures

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2024-0171...

Romania entrusted Tsarist Russia with its national treasure.

Do you deny there's state continuity from before 1918 ?

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caminante2mo ago

>In common parlance ex means 'example'.

This claim is wrong.

You meant to say "ex." is common, noting the period for the abbreviation. Whereas ex is commonly used (See "ex dividend".) as I did above.

gtech1OP2mo ago

it's ok, I know you meant for this thread to diverge into pointless arguments. But for everyone else reading:

1. https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=ex

2. "Bolsheviks" aren't a nation.

caminante2mo ago

You linked a dictionary that's paywalled and further, all of the 12 stub entries appear to refute your interpreted meaning of "ex" from earlier and affirm my usage.

Are you trying to be ironic?

Also, nobody said #2.

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