Talk:boyhood

Second sense. --Connel MacKenzie 06:39, 30 September 2006 (UTC)


 * The OED has this sense (and a third), but doesn't have any good cites for it. --Ptcamn 22:42, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

It makes sense, but in the absence of citations, rfvfailed. To Rfd. Andrew massyn 14:03, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

No problem with losing the second noun sense as suggested above, but what about the sense of "my boyhood home". (better cites can be provided). Is this an adjective or a noun modifier?--Dmol 14:23, 29 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Hold it Andrew, this was RfV only on the second sense. The entry and the first sense are not in dispute. Doesn't belong in RfD. Tag changed back to RfV. Robert Ullmann 20:21, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I only rfd' it for the second sense. I fully agree that the first sense should stay. Sorry for the miscommunication. However, we need a community descision on the second sense which is why I put it at rfd for that sense only. Now that that is cleared up, can we have a vote on the second sense? Thanks. Andrew massyn 19:31, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

sense finally removed
Noting the second sense failed (and the ensuing confusion of how it is supposed to be removed) I zapped the second definition. If someone wants to add it back in, please remember to provide three print citations spanning a year...before doing so. --Connel MacKenzie 08:30, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * To save that person some time searching, I found some with "boyhood of the nation",   and there are even more for "boyhood of America": . Kappa 05:41, 24 November 2006 (UTC)