Final ultimatum
Posted by TheFallen on March 17, 2003
In Reply to: Final ultimatum posted by kate on March 17, 2003
: : What's wrong with this headline?
: : Bush Plans Final Ultimatum (cbsnews.com)
: : From Merriam-Webster online
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: Main Entry: ul·ti·ma·tum
: : Pronunciation: "&l-t&-'mA-t&m, -'mä-
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Function: noun
: : Inflected Form(s): plural -tums or ul·ti·ma·ta /-t&/
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: Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, neuter of ultimatus final
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Date: 1731
: : : a final proposition, condition, or demand; especially : one
whose rejection will end negotiations and cause a resort to force or other direct
action
: Final ultimatum - vs. maybe, opening or first ultimatum. Really...an ultimatum is an ultimatum. No need to make it final!
...unless one is dealing in the world of diplomacy and/or stage management (personally I see little difference), whereupon as has been readily shown, it's more than possible to have penultimate ultimatums (ultimata?).
- Friday afternoon feeling Lewis 03/21/03