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avri doria <[log in to unmask]>
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Bill,

The separation we were speaking of in this exchange was between the
members of the NCSG who vote (or even who check in) and those who don't. 

avri


On 23-Aug-16 09:35, William Drake wrote:
> let us not succumb to diremption over this thread...
>
>> On Aug 23, 2016, at 14:35, avri doria <[log in to unmask]
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>
>> On 23-Aug-16 00:32, Norbert Klein wrote:
>>> "*dirempt*"? - I am still "not among the English mother tongue" guys.
>>
>> https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt
>>
>>
>>  dirempt
>>
>>  * Define <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#define>
>>  * Relate <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#relate>
>>  * List <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#lists>
>>  * Discuss <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#discuss>
>>  * See <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#see>
>>  * Hear <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#hear>
>>  * Love <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#>
>>
>>
>>    Definitions
>>
>>
>>      from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
>>
>>  * adj. Distinct; separate; secrete; divided.
>>  * v. To separate; to divide; to break off.
>>
>>
>>      from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary
>>      of English
>>
>>  * adj. Divided; separated.
>>  * transitive v. To separate by force; to tear apart.
>>
>>
>>      from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
>>
>>  * To separate by violence; put asunder; break off.
>>  * Parted; separated.
>>
>>
>>    Etymologies
>>
>> From the Latin /diremptus/ ("separated”, “divided"), the past participle
>> of /dirimō/ ("I separate”, “I divide"), formed
>> as /dir-/ (/prevocalic/ variant of /dis-/ ("apart”, “asunder"))
>> + /emō/ ("I take"); compare /dirempt²/. (Wiktionary)
>> From the Latin dirempt-, the past participial stem of dirimō. /Prima
>> facie/, the derivation of the verb appears identical with that of the
>> adjective; however, whilst closely related, each carries a subtly
>> different /semantic/ force — the verb takes merely the form of the Latin
>> participle, whereas the adjective takes its meaning as well. (Wiktionary)
>>
>>> Norbert
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/23/2016 2:44 AM, avri doria wrote:
>>> Please forgive the typo.
>>> I mean NCSG
>>>
>>> I do agree, if we were to *dirempt*, we may find we have a larger non
>>> voting SG than we do a voting SG.
>>>
>>> avri
>>>
>>> On 22-Aug-16 15:25, Ron Wickersham wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 22 Aug 2016, avri doria wrote:
>>>>
>>>> ---snip---
>>>>
>>>>> they were things that the EC was supposed to have written
>>>>> procedures for
>>>>> that were reviewed by the NVSG members.
>>>> NVSG means "Non Voting Stakeholders group"   ;)
>>>>
>>>> The non-voting stakeholders have never been properly represented.
>>>>  Should
>>>> there be a working group formed to ensure that this oversight does not
>>>> continue?
>>>>
>>>> -ron
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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