η εκάστοτε κυβέρνηση = the government of the day

[nickel]

I am actually interested not in the numbers but in the choice between κυβέρνησης and κυβερνήσεως. How we tend to use the older formal endings in this case, e.g. "επί καθημερινής βάσεως".

 

[dominotheory]

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How did English evolve? - Kate Gardoqui

Sociolinguistics: Degrees of Formality
http://ed.ted.com/on/4uo2BTY9

 

[cougr]

I am actually interested not in the numbers but in the choice between κυβέρνησης and κυβερνήσεως. How we tend to use the older formal endings in this case, e.g. "επί καθημερινής βάσεως".

I am totally aware of that, Nickel. My previous post wasn't in response to yours, it's just that you happened to edge in ahead of me whilst I was writing, so that instead of my post appearing under Coastal's, as had been planned, it appeared after yours.