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flwyd ([personal profile] flwyd) wrote2006-09-18 11:30 am
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Confusion of Terms

NPR's Morning Edition this morning had the following entertaining error:

"Somalia has not had a government since 1991 when warlords overthrew the president. The warlords then turned to infighting, leaving the country in monarchy."
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[identity profile] nockergeek.livejournal.com 2006-09-18 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
So I didn't hear that wrong... thank you for clarifying that. That was driving me nuts for a few minutes.

[identity profile] directbetween.livejournal.com 2006-09-19 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
Nothing says "utter chaos" like "monarchy"

(Anonymous) 2006-09-19 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
It makes perfect sense because warlordism is the same as monarchy.
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