president/presidency... emperor/?

scully931 · Jul 28, 2008

emperecy? emperacy?

I don't get any spelling suggestions when I try either and can't seem to find it on wikepedia. I mean... the word exists, doesn't it? If not, I'm totally using it anyway. :tongue

Thanks for any help!

Albedo · Jul 28, 2008

Emperorship?

alleycat · Jul 28, 2008

reign

Albedo · Jul 28, 2008

^ this is better.

maxmordon · Jul 28, 2008

Either reign or rule

Jersey Chick · Jul 28, 2008

Empire, perhaps?

scully931 · Jul 28, 2008

I think maybe I described the situation incorrectly. It's a book title in the story I'm writing.

When Good Rulers Go Bad: A History of the Emporacy.

Since it's a fantasy, see anything wrong with just using it? Even if it's a made up word, does that look like the way it would be spelled, if it existed? Thanks!

alleycat · Jul 28, 2008

Emperoracy would be my choice if I were making up a word.

FennelGiraffe · Jul 28, 2008

When Good Rulers Go Bad: A History of Imperialism

regdog · Jul 29, 2008

FennelGiraffe said:
When Good Rulers Go Bad: A History of Imperialism

This gets my vote

Sarpedon · Jul 29, 2008

Empire.

tehuti88 · Jul 29, 2008

scully931 said:
When Good Rulers Go Bad: A History of the Emporacy.

Since it's a fantasy, see anything wrong with just using it? Even if it's a made up word, does that look like the way it would be spelled, if it existed? Thanks!

If you want to go with the made-up word, I myself would spell it "Empiracy," but that's just me, and I obviously have no clue what I'm talking about.

Shar-Jan · Jul 29, 2008

In the way you want to use it the correct word is empire. Use another word and you will look like you don't speak english very well.

Cybernaught · Jul 29, 2008

Imperialism FTW.

Vincent · Jul 29, 2008

Yeah but you wouldn't use the blanket term "imperialism" if the book is confined to the the rule of this one particular imperial family, right?

Cybernaught · Jul 29, 2008

No, just in the context of his book title, "A History of Imperialism," by perhaps including the family name, i.e., "A History of Caesar Imperialism."

Vincent · Jul 29, 2008

From "When Good Rulers Go Bad: A History of the Emporacy" I got the impression it dealth with the "Empire", as in, there's only one. Scully?

Cybernaught · Jul 29, 2008

"A History of the Imperialistempiremporacy."

alleycat · Jul 29, 2008

I don't want to be a downer, scully, but the first things that would turn me off about your title is beginning it "When Good Rulers Go Bad". It almost sounds like a comedy.

Just an opinion.

Richard Martin · Jul 29, 2008

Cybernaught said:
No, just in the context of his book title, "A History of Imperialism," by perhaps including the family name, i.e., "A History of Caesar Imperialism."

Would it be "Caesar Imperialism" or "Caesarean Imperialism"?

Cybernaught · Jul 29, 2008

Sounds like something they'd air on the History Channel, actually. Or Dateline NBC.

"Hello, I'm Chris Hansen with Dateline NBC, and we're doing a story on evil Imperialists. If there's anything you'd like to say, we'd be glad to hear it, otherwise you are free to leave."

Cybernaught · Jul 29, 2008

Richard Martin said:
Would it be "Caesar Imperialism" or "Caesarean Imperialism"?

Either or. I guess it'd sound better with an Italian name.

"A History of D'Angelelvisti Imperialism."

Shar-Jan · Jul 30, 2008

You can have empires without them neccesarily being imperialistic.

Priene · Jul 30, 2008

Imperium

scully931 · Jul 30, 2008

alleycat said:
I don't want to be a downer, scully, but the first things that would turn me off about your title is beginning it "When Good Rulers Go Bad". It almost sounds like a comedy.

Just an opinion.

It's actually supposed to come across as comical. The book itself is not a comedy book. Rather, it's like those specials FOX used to air "When good animals go bad" -- the subject matter was serious but the titles were ridiculous.

So... with all the talk of imperialism and several madeup words :tongue

let me give a better explanation.

The land is ruled by one emperor at a time. I'm establishing through this, and other means, that many years ago there was a very bad, smarmy emperor. (And others throughout the history of the world) I really want to use the word Emperor in some form.

When Good Leaders Go Bad: A History of the Presidency

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