Talk:Dropping the writ

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rename?

shouldnae this be moved to "dropping the writ" so as not to noun a verb —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.136.6.239 (talk • contribs) .

Draw up?

Is "drop" a corruption of "draw up"? Jeffr 17:18, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly, but I think it's more along the line of them dropping it on the desk of the responsible party (Also, when they "drop" it, it's out of their hands, and from then on it's the electorate's buissiness, or something). Don't know for sure, but I think it's a 50/50 chance. 68.39.174.238 21:33, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I found a reference in a linguistics article which argues that the transition is from "draw up" to "drop" (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ray_Jennings/publication/221470802_Language_Logic_and_the_Brain/links/02e7e5284f054075fc000000/Language-Logic-and-the-Brain.pdf), but I am unsure how authoritative this is. Perhaps someone could assess this? JoeSchlabotnik —Preceding undated comment added 17:49, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Canadian?

Is this phrase in its entirety ("drop the writ") used in any (English-speaking) nation other than Canada? Or do other countries draw up writs, and/or issue them? Wiktionary claims it's Canadian idiom. See also http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/origin+drop+writ/4572389/story.html --jholman (talk) 19:44, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is used elsewhere. For example, Anothony Green of Australia's ABC wrote a blog article on July 18, 2013 (http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2013/07/what-an-election-writ-looks-like.html) showing what a writ actually looks like, and used the phrase "drawing up of the writ" in his discussion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.146.110.118 (talk) 18:50, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would accept that other countries have election writs. But it seems that only Canada drops them. --Rumping (talk) 23:56, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with Writ of election

Shouldn't this be merged with Writ of election? --Chealer (talk) 16:20, 28 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I thought the same. However, if the "dropping" part is really a Canadianism, the discussion might not have a home in the other article. JoeSchlabotnik —Preceding undated comment added 17:54, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]