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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
"Reign of error"
Hello,
I've recenly come across a phrase "reign of error" and I've tried to find a translation (in Polish) or even explanation of this term in the Net but I failed
Could You possibly help me understand it?
I'm a second-year student of english in Poland
Greets!
Ewelina
I've recenly come across a phrase "reign of error" and I've tried to find a translation (in Polish) or even explanation of this term in the Net but I failed
Could You possibly help me understand it?I'm a second-year student of english in Poland
Greets!
Ewelina
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Hello, Ewelina, Unless it is a joke, what is meant is 'reign of terror '-- a period of social history in which violence is the order of the day, usually perpetrated by the government.
- Hello, Ewelina, Unless it is a joke, what is meant is 'reign of terror '-- a period of social history in which violence is the order of the day, usually perpetrated by the government.
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Hello, Ewelina,
Unless it is a joke, what is meant is 'reign of terror'-- a period of social history in which violence is the order of the day, usually perpetrated by the government.
Unless it is a joke, what is meant is 'reign of terror'-- a period of social history in which violence is the order of the day, usually perpetrated by the government.
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Without more context, all one can say is that it refers to a reign that is characterised by error. It is probably a play on "reign of terror", a term originally applied to events of the French Revolution.
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