status quo = 'situation'

[Wilson Gray]

To quote Jersey Shores' The Situation:

"This is a situation."

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On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Why is it weird, if the status quo is a stalemate, and expected (by the
> analyst) to stay that way?
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> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Jonathan Lighter
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>> If it means "stalemate," it's even weirder.
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>> Ockham's Razor says it probably doesn't - if you can trust a talking razor.
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>> JL
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>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com>
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>> > How about a contrast to either side winning?
>> > DanG
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>> > On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Jonathan Lighter
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>> > > Or maybe 'long-term situation.' Â Truly, who can say?:
>> > >
>> > > 2011 Reuters
>> > http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110318/bs_nm/us_markets_oil(March
>> > > 18): "We may be facing the possibility of an entrenched status quo
>> > between
>> > > pro and anti Gaddafi groups," said Harry Tchilinguirian, analyst at BNP
>> > > Paribas.
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>> > > Though OED defines "status quo" as "the existing state of affairs," it
>> > > usually implies a contrast of that state with a different one.
>> > > In the ex. above, there's no contrast that I can see.
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>> > > JL
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