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Since we're discussing "anything under the sun", how about the sun's lost siblings? One likely candidate has been discovered, about 110 light-years away. I found this interesting... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VOW4xdHd7U

Ναι, σωστή παρατήρηση - αλλά πέρασε δυο γραφεία ελέγχου ... και της γυναίκας μου (αυτή "αποφάνθηκε" - she's the cheese expert of the family, after all - ότι ήταν για πέταγμα).

Ενδιαφέρον θέμα. Δυο περιπτώσεις έρχονται στο νου: a couple of anecdotes. Έφαγα λίγο γιαούρτι πρόσφατα, πριν συνειδητοποιήσω ότι ήταν 3 μήνες πέρα από την ημερομηνία λήξεως του, αλλά δεν μου μύριζε άσχημα και δεν με πείραξε, τελικά. Από την άλλη πλευρά: Ο διπλανός γείτονας μου έδωσε, ως...

Just adding ... strictly speaking, with "autopilot" you're "zoned out", "switched off" and doing things, performing actions automatically, certainly without thinking - but you're not acting under any urge or being driven by some "force/getting carried away by (sheer) momentum/κεκτημένη...

I know this thread is done and dusted, so sorry if I'm interloping and feel free to ignore(I've been busy during the week). Καλό το autopilot (η προτιμώμενη επιλογή)... (και τα άλλα που μπήκαν στον τίτλο). Δεν ξέρω αν ταιριάζει και το "impulsively" (for the general sense of the term); I'm...

Λογικά θα πρέπει να συμβάλλει και η πίεση του ατμού; So you're right to be wary. Αυτό που συμβαίνει εδώ νομίζω είναι η ογκομετρική αφαίρεση και αντικατάσταση του ξηρού αέρα από τον ατμό, δεν πρόκειται μόνο για "εκτόπιση" (δεν είμαι σίγουρος αν λειτουργεί σαν το "displacement" που σημαίνει...

The general bonhomie (plural bonhomies? - is there even a plural?) on this forum is to be admired. :)

Ακριβώς. Η τάση, ως όρος, υποεκτιμά τα πράγματα. Το "wave" προσδίδει αυτή τη έννοια "the next big thing" - πρόκειται για μια τεράστια τάση με τεράστια επιρροή που υπόσχεται να διαμορφώσει σημαντικά το μέλλον, ίσως και τον τρόπο ζωής. Αλλά το "κύμα" δεν στέκει από μόνο του, όπως λες, and this...

Αλλιώς το βλέπω. :huh: trend of the future = τάση του μέλλοντος wave of the future = κύμα του μέλλοντος n'est pas, or is it just me?

Also, surf a tram/train/truck, or hop a tram/train (as in train hopping/surfing, etc..). Steal a ride on a tram/train/etc.

I was talking about single parties, not coalitions, and probably got ahead of myself. So, you're right. So, single-party governing majority - instead of single-party majority, perhaps? (I don't know why, but I keep coming back to Syriza). It's always based on context, cougr. Let's take the...

Interesting terms, nickel, and no qualifiers to quibble over. ;) Thanks for the discussion, cougr. Always enjoy our little stoushes. We both play hard, but it's always in the right spirit and for the right reason.

But the point is, it is being used as a single-term equivalent to "αυτοδυναμία" (politically speaking) - we need to accept that. It is a fait accompli. In the right context - it might be superfluous to choose absolute majority or take-your-pick majority over the simpler and more to the point...

Syriza almost reached a majority, fell 2 seats shy of it - I guess for all intents and purposes it did - it only needs a deal with 2 independents. So either the article writer you're referring to does not have a complete grasp of the term (which I doubt), or, more likely, he's/she's prone to...

Apologies for all the toing and froing. Again, I emphasise I only brought it up as a possible and perhaps acceptable single-word term, in response to the OP. I'm not advocating that it should be used instead/ahead of the other terms, of course. The point is, however, the term is being used...

I'm not arguing its merits, cougr, I just brought it up as a possible and acceptable single term equivalent, that's all - in response to the original post by sarant. If you google search "achieve a majority" you'll find plenty of results, and in all instances I've come across it is clear...

It's an important distinction, nickel. However, re: the single term "majority, wherever it's being used; I think we can safely assume that it would be referring to (or even be short for) "majority government", or "majority government status" - and not to "simple majority". So there shouldn't be...

Για μονολεκτικό όρο, γιατί όχι το majority, σκέτο; Greece's Syriza did not quite achieve majority. It fell 1 seat short of majority. It sounds fine to me.

Thanks, cougr, for your vote of confidence. :) Anyway, because it is a gradual process - that's why a term ending in "ing" (a doing word) was chosen. It's no coincidence. Choosing another word (other than easing, but probably not the best choice) to help illustrate, it comes across as...

Hi, cougr. I actually agree with Domino - he has made some valid points. I too see the term this way (as you've described it) - i.e., the creation of money "out of thin air/with a few pushes of a button" in order to buy and liquidate bonds and risky assets from the shell-shocked banks (post...