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 ==The article Baltic languages are under attack==
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-=="Federal part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth"==
-I think I know what you mean to convey, in the "[[Ignacy Domeyko]]" article, when speaking of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] having been a "[[federal]] part of the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]]" — that Lithuania retained its national identity and was not merely part of a homogenized [[superstate]].  I fear, though, that many readers will be confused by the expression "federal," since in countries like the [[United States]] and [[Germany]] "federal" merely contrasts with "[[U.S. state|state]]" or "''[[States of Germany|land]]''."
-Perhaps a better way can be found of expressing your thought.  [[User:Nihil novi|Nihil novi]] 19:23, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
-:Yes, actually I ''had'' been thinking of "confederated."  This expression, while perhaps not entirely unambiguous, would, I think, convey your thought better.  [[User:Nihil novi|Nihil novi]] 19:47, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
-Please see [[Talk:Polish-Lithuanian_Commonwealth#Federation_or_confederation.3F]]. Bottom line is neither modern definitions of federation or confederation apply to well.--<sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|&nbsp;Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&nbsp;]]|[[User_talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;">&nbsp;talk&nbsp;</font>]]</span></sub> 18:50, 10 October 2007 (UTC)