[latexr]

> tri(a?)logue

It’s not a trial-ogue. It’s a tri-logue because it involves three parties.

[JrProgrammer]

Another spelling for trilogue is trialogue*

* https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trialogu...

[latexr]

I stand corrected. Thank you. In retrospect it makes sense, since we also write dialogue and not dilogue.

[d1sxeyes]

“Di” as a prefix is normally adequate when referring to two (dimension, dilemma, dichotomy, etc) and yet it acquires an “a” in “dialogue”. Possibly a similar word constructed from the “tri” prefix should also have an “a” inserted.

[epicalex]

The etymology of dialogue is from the Greek `dia` meaning `through` and `logos` meaning `words`.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/dialogue explains the common confusion with di-

[d1sxeyes]

Thank you! TIL.

[readyplayernull]

But "a"/"an" is also used to negate so it can't be placed at will.

Could //di-a-logos// mean dividing (like in dissecting) something that ISN'T understood?

[aziaziazi]

Analogs systems aren’t about dividing, are they ?

[readyplayernull]

"di" is the part that means "two" or "cut in two", while "a" is negation.

[Obscurity4340]

Tripartite might also work

[danaris]

Ah, yes: negotiations between the EU Father, the EU Son, and the EU Holy Spirit.

[Obscurity4340]

Was also gonna drop trilateral

[Obscurity4340]

> danaris

Princcccesssssssssss!

[danaris]

You may be thinking of Daenerys?

I'm just Dan Aris.

[Obscurity4340]

Your name has no right to be that slapping ;)

[Obscurity4340]

Are we wrong XD?

[yccs27]

It's also not a dial-ogue, but a di-a-logue because it involves two parties.

[Obscurity4340]

Ah, so this is what the whole polylogue has been surrounding