Talk:multi-word

multi-word
Sum of parts. Multi-(insert noun here) can be used to construct any adjective, and this does not add anything new semantically. TeleComNasSprVen (talk) 08:51, 31 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep without question. multiword is a variant spelling. Donnanz (talk) 10:32, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict)Hm, didn't know we had that one. I suppose I can wait and see what other editors think about this one; would probably have to apply WT:COALMINE judgement though. And possibly result in this being labeled to softredirect to the other one. TeleComNasSprVen (talk) 11:32, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per WT:COALMINE. — Ungoliant (falai) 11:30, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Don't keep per COALMINE but because of 'all words in all languages'. It's a single word, not two words linked with a hyphen. Mglovesfun (talk) 13:12, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
 * On that basis you would delete a sizeable chunk of Wiktionary. Would you delete words such as multi-ethnic because it doesn't meet your personal criteria? That spelling is listed by Oxford. There can be variations between American and British treatment of words, I find that words like this are more likely to be hyphenated in British English. Donnanz (talk) 14:11, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I think you misunderstood: he's saying keep because of the other reason, not because of COALMINE. Chuck Entz (talk) 14:26, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
 * If I misunderstood, I was misled by the last sentence "It's a single word, not two words linked with a hyphen." Is it ambiguous? Donnanz (talk) 14:44, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
 * No, not saying it's ambiguous. Mglovesfun (talk) 19:21, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
 * On the off-chance you want to continue this, WT:CFI says all words in all languages. It also says they must be attested and idiomatic. Further down, it actually says "An expression is “idiomatic” if its full meaning cannot be easily derived from the meaning of its separate components." Debatably multi-word isn't an expression, it's a word, so this sentence doesn't apply. There are no criteria for what makes a word idiomatic or not. Ergo default to line #1 “all words in all languages” and this passes. Objections? Mglovesfun (talk) 20:20, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
 * No objections to closure. TeleComNasSprVen (talk) 21:11, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep without question. DAVilla 12:55, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. Equinox ◑ 20:15, 3 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Kept --Back on the list (talk) 09:33, 4 January 2014 (UTC)