United Nationsand

[Vadim Besprozvany]

Thanks a lot; I already contacted the editorial office for a possible  
clarification. My first guess was about a possible typo but unlikely  
as splitting the word into two parts: 'Nations and'. What made me  
especially cautious, the text came from typography, but - everything  
is possible. Your examples came from the same field as this source  
did. Your axiom seems very appropriate for my case. In anticipation of  
the final judgment – still curious

Vadim


> The obvious response, that this is a typo created by careless  
> cutting and pasting, may be correct - but those of us who have  
> worked on editing manuscripts know the axiom 'lectio difficilior  
> potior' and seek for other explanations. 'Nationsand' is full of  
> subtle semantic suggestions and possibilities. The Gospel of Matthew  
> 7:26, about the 'house built on sand'  springs immediately to mind  
> in this context. James Joyce and Lewis Carroll would have rejoiced  
> in the possibilities of online Boolean search - Google offers 3050  
> hits for "nationsand" and 718 for 'united nationsand'. Here are some  
> examples:
>
> 'The growing threat to abortion on demand in America has the *United  
> Nationsand* American liberals in a rage.'
>
> 'Article 7 Duty to ensure the safety and security of /United  
> Nationsand/ associated personnel.'
>
> /'United Nationsand/ signed onto the Millennium Declaration.'
>
> Just a thought during my coffee break,
> Will Ryan//
>
>
>
>
> Vadim Besprozvany wrote:
>> Dear seelangers,
>>
>> I need to translate the word "Nationsand" into Russian. The context  
>> comes as follows: "United Nationsand to enjoy unhindered access to  
>> refugees" so the word doesn't look as a typo. I found some texts  
>> with the word on Google but the contexts were not very much  
>> telling. I didn?t find this word in any dictionaries. I was only  
>> able to guess that this is a synonym of the word ?Nations? but with  
>> no reference to the name of United Nations Organization.
>> Of course, this is just a tour de force - I still have no somehow  
>> validated solution.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Vadim
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