Republic and Republican are both nouns, Democratic is an adjective

[Bandit]

Are those of you who wish to shorten Republican to Republic (to get back at those mean Republicans) just out to show them we are as illiterate as they. I think it is childish and represents ignorance. We should be able to use proper english or others can and will discredit us as we do them...just my $.02 worth :shrug:

[Lautremont]

1. Where do you stand on "Pukelican"?

[mzmolly]

2. Or Rethuglican?

Or RebubliMOBican? :P

[Bandit]

5. I prefer Republicon

:shrug:

[KittyWampus]

3. Republic-ConMen?

[Ian David]

11. I prefer spelling it Republick. With a K. Or maybe Republickkk...

when referring to The Republickers and the Republick Party.

[ClassWarrior]

4. Rape-Publican is a noun too.

NGU.

[Kerry fan]

6. My personal preference is NeoCON, or CON.

IMO, the only ones who deserve to be called Republican are the ones who have enough guts to speak their own minds, apart from the NeoCON agenda.

[Bitwit1234]

7. I like rethuglican or maybe CONservative

either or suits them fine.

[Hosnon]

8. Republican is also an adjective.

Hence, the confusion. They have one word for both the noun and adjective. The Democrats have two.

[HappyWeasel]

13. They should have two as well. We shall not be contained by convention.

[Hosnon]

16. I don't really care either way. I'm simply explaining.

It's language. If enough people want it to change, it will change.

[WilliamPitt]

9. Ah, sorry, but "Republican" is also an adjective.

As in "Republican ideals," which creates an oxymoron, or oxymoran if you prefer. :P

[Buzz Clik]

15. Indeed, Will. As in "Republican Party."

I can't get worked up over the so-called slight of calling our organization the "Democrat Party". There's no negative connotation, and it is simply butchery of the language by people who should be educated enough to know better.

[muriel_volestrangler]

21. It's not actually butchery; it's normal usage

See, for instance, http://english-zone.com/grammar/adjective3.html

or

Ming Campbell elected Liberal Democrat leader

...

The task now, he said, is to build a strong effective Liberal Democrat party to fight for a greener, fairer, decent Britain at peace with itself at home and admired abroad.

http://www.libdems.org.uk/news/story.html?navPage=news.html&id=9802

However, "Democratic Party" is the official name of the party, and so should not be rephrased by anyone who feels like it. But "The Democrat Speaker of the House" would be OK.

[Ian David]

10. The word "English" is supposed to be capitalized. n/t

[peaches2003]

12. A proper noun or an adjective?

I consider Democratic in the name of the Democratic Party to be a proper noun as part of the title given to the party. If it was an adjective it would be 'small d' democratic as a description of the noun Party. As it is Democratic Party is a specific proper name.

If you were named Joe Jones 'Joe' is not an adjective.

[WyLoochka]

14. peaches is right

Democratic as in the Democratic Party is a proper noun, whereas small "d" democratic is an adjective.

[ClassWarrior]

17. It's a part of a proper noun. You don't refer to the Dem Party as...

..."the Democratic," do you? So it's not a proper noun in and of itself. It's an adjective in a proper noun.

:shrug:

NGU.

[kestrel91316]

18. I think you must mean "Repubic", right? And no, it doesn't represent

ignorance, lol.

It's MEANT TO BE AN INSULT. In direst response to their years of insulting us.

[HappyWeasel]

19. Exactly....its more than a mere insult...it is the brandishing of a

pariah!

[WinkyDink]

20. "Republican" also is an adjective, as in "Republican moran".

[B Calm]

22. I prefer Cheap Labor Cons