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:::We should spell it Pimecones with an "M" - [[Special:Contributions/174.62.238.201|174.62.238.201]] 06:46, 5 November 2018 (UTC) | :::We should spell it Pimecones with an "M" - [[Special:Contributions/174.62.238.201|174.62.238.201]] 06:46, 5 November 2018 (UTC) | ||
::::It seems strange that the first link says that Merriam-Webster has it as one word but the actual Merriam-Webster page is at the two-word variant, yet with "pinecone" as a variant used "more commonly". Though perhaps the first link is using a different printing of the dictionary. I will say that I, too, have seen it spelled more often as one word than as two, though I would be okay with either. {{User:DEIDATVM/sig}} 11:55, 5 November 2018 (UTC) | ::::It seems strange that the first link says that Merriam-Webster has it as one word but the actual Merriam-Webster page is at the two-word variant, yet with "pinecone" as a variant used "more commonly". Though perhaps the first link is using a different printing of the dictionary. I will say that I, too, have seen it spelled more often as one word than as two, though I would be okay with either. {{User:DEIDATVM/sig}} 11:55, 5 November 2018 (UTC) | ||
| + | :::::The American Heritage Dictionary lists only ''[[AHD:pinecone|pinecone]]'' and doesn't list the two-word variant. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:30, 5 November 2018 (UTC) | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 5 November 2018
Pinecone vs Pine Cone
Looking at this edit prompted me to check for the appropriate grammar rule. So far, the only resource I found indicates that both are correct (and only urges for consistent use). Merriam-webster seems to agree with what the article says. That leaves us with the question: which name do we choose? This would influence both the article content and the title of the page, so I think some discussion would be appropriate before renaming the page. --Stux 04:34, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
- I'll go ahead and say it; I went with the two-word title because "pinecone" turned up a squiggly red line. I figure since pine cones grow on pine trees and pineapples don't, I thought having the word "pine" was consistent enough. During the tidying up edits I just made, I didn't change any instances of "pimecone" based solely on the sign in secret recipes, since it didn't show up written in Mr. Poofers Must Die.
The Knights Who Say Ni 
04:52, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
- I decided the title mostly out of personal preference, as I had seen it spelled that way more often, and it seemed to be how we spelled it most frequently on the wiki. I don't really have a strong opinion either way. Although, given that Merriam-Webster spells it as two words, one word turns up a red line, and the whole "pine cone/tree/apple" thing, I think we should keep it as two words.
Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 05:38, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
- We should spell it Pimecones with an "M" - 174.62.238.201 06:46, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
- It seems strange that the first link says that Merriam-Webster has it as one word but the actual Merriam-Webster page is at the two-word variant, yet with "pinecone" as a variant used "more commonly". Though perhaps the first link is using a different printing of the dictionary. I will say that I, too, have seen it spelled more often as one word than as two, though I would be okay with either. DEI
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- The American Heritage Dictionary lists only pinecone and doesn't list the two-word variant. — It's dot com 16:30, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
- It seems strange that the first link says that Merriam-Webster has it as one word but the actual Merriam-Webster page is at the two-word variant, yet with "pinecone" as a variant used "more commonly". Though perhaps the first link is using a different printing of the dictionary. I will say that I, too, have seen it spelled more often as one word than as two, though I would be okay with either. DEI
DAT
VM
- We should spell it Pimecones with an "M" - 174.62.238.201 06:46, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
- I decided the title mostly out of personal preference, as I had seen it spelled that way more often, and it seemed to be how we spelled it most frequently on the wiki. I don't really have a strong opinion either way. Although, given that Merriam-Webster spells it as two words, one word turns up a red line, and the whole "pine cone/tree/apple" thing, I think we should keep it as two words.
