[Ads-l] Portmanteau: Grexident

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Grexit and Brexit are old hat. The article below asserted that German
finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble came up with "Grexident".

Website: Forbes
Article: Greece Continues That Slide Towards Grexident
Author: Tim Worstall
Timestamp: Mar 21, 2015 @ 6:09 AM

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/03/21/greece-continues-that-slide-towards-grexident/

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It's somewhat difficult to work out what is the negotiating strategy
of the Greek side over this debt bailout deal. For it's increasingly
looking like that wonderful portmanteau invention of Schaeuble, the
German finance minister, could be about to come true, Grexident.
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Website: Reuters
Article: Germany's Schaeuble says can't rule out 'Grexident'
Timestamp: Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:46pm EDT

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/12/us-eurozone-greece-germany-schaeuble-idUSKBN0M82PX20150312

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"As the responsibility, the possibility to decide what happens only
lies with Greece, and because we don't exactly know what those in
charge in Greece are doing, we can't rule it out," Schaeuble told
Austrian broadcaster ORF when asked about the prospect of a
"Grexident".
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Website: The Guardian
Article: 'Grexident': Germany warns Greece could leave euro by accident
Authors: Angela Monaghan and Julia Kollewe
Timestamp: Friday 13 March 2015 10.50 EDT

http://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2015/mar/13/wolfgang-schauble

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His comments came after German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble told
an Austrian broadcaster on Thursday night that the lack of progress
was increasing the chances of an accidental Greek exit from the euro -
a "Grexident".
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Garson

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