Timeline for A word for a statement that doesn't need to be said
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| Jul 20, 2016 at 7:19 | comment | added | agc | @sumelic: Yeah, no... formally that's true, but the more common hyperbolic English usage is "something that goes without saying, as if it were a basic and necessary prerequisite", rather than an actual logical necessity. Some dictionary sample usages show this, yet the definition writers haven't much noticed, i.e.: A perfect cake is the since qua non of a birthday party... (obviously one could stage a birthday party without any cake, e.g. by substituting some other well-decorated dessert). | |
| Jul 19, 2016 at 20:29 | comment | added | herisson | I don't think this has the right meaning. From what I understand, a "sine qua non" is something that is indispensable, but the question asks for a word to describe statements that are unnecessary. | |
| Jul 19, 2016 at 6:49 | history | answered | agc | CC BY-SA 3.0 |