Talk:Status quo

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[edit] Source / usage

When did the term come into common usage ? Is it really from "status quo ante bellum" or direct from the latin ? -- Beardo 09:13, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spain and statu quo

I know for certain that in Spain we have been told by the academics that we should use the form Statu Quo, the correct one instead of the one with "s". Since it is a latin term, shouldn't all tongues use the same term?? Carlos —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.218.96.161 (talk) 17:29, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

It's a term from Latin, but in English we've borrowed it as "status quo". (I think it's a fairly general rule that Latin nominals are borrowed into English in their nominative forms. The only exception I can think of offhand is "propaganda", which is in the feminine ablative.) —RuakhTALK 19:27, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] High School Musical

I think the reference to High School Musical is irrelevant to the topic. The song itself adds no additional information to the article - and even if it did, the article doesn't touch on that point. 71.36.83.69 (talk) 04:42, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ottoman rule in Palestine

When did the term come into common usage ? Is it really from "status quo ante bellum" or direct from the latin ? -- Beardo 09:13, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

I have read that during the Ottoman rule in Palestine (1516 - 1917ish) they attempted to settle disputing religious claims to holy sites between the various Christian denominations by drawing up a rights of possession for nine of these sites. This ruling was known as the "Status Quo" and remains applicable today. mostlyblack