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Tangential: I was going to suggest "protocoli(s|z)ed" instead of protocollar, but I Googled "protocollar statements" just to check and found 2 things. First, this page was the top result! Second, "protocolar" (one ell) and "protocolary" are apparently real words. New to me, thanks.

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You had me check a few sources for found expressions in use for the concept: you can find simply "protocols" (intending that), "protocol statements", the "protocol-sentence debate", "protocollar propositions"...

Edit: oh, by the way, in case of interest: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/vienna-circle/

In German they were called "Protokollsätze", which translates to "protocol sentences".

(By the way:

> "protocoli(s|z)ed"

the use of '-ize' is (a graecism) indicated by the OED as International English, as opposed to British, American etc. In fact, some call International English "British spelling with -ize" - it is not exactly that but close. One exception is 'analyse', but that is because linguists compromised on the "difficult" original 'analysize'.)

What's "analysize"? That's not a Greek word.

It's so determined by Fowler; pls. check this: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=analyse

Ah, it would have been the correct way to transfer it to English, it says, not that it's in any way original.

Sorry, my imprecision. You spend ages trying to find proper expression, and yet... Well, this proves the importance of the effort.

Haha, that, it does.

I think protocollar is in this context a misspelling of protocolar - hence its high placement for protocollar statements, if I google protocolar statements this is the highest result (for me)

https://www.britannica.com/topic/protocol-sentence

> a misspelling of protocolar

It could be. I cannot bring to mind the rules for doubling right now. They both occur, 'protocolar' much more often. I will correct my original post.

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