Talk:overflow

overflow
Rfv-sense - defn reads "To fill a container or system beyond its limits." This will usually be the definition for "overfill" - the usual sense will be what happens after overfilling. I was reluctant to change wording becasue of the sense's related translations. &mdash; Saltmarshαπάντηση 06:31, 7 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Clearly widespread use IMO. Try this Google Search for "the water overflowed the..." Equinox ◑ 17:44, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Indeed, why did you tag this? Mglovesfun (talk) 18:14, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Widespread use, both transitive and intransitive. DCDuring TALK 20:12, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I tagged it because it could read as: #1 I overflowed the cup (by overfilling), whereas to me it means both #2 the cup overflowed and #3 the liquid overflowed. Either way I hope the new definition meets all meanings. &mdash; Saltmarshαπάντηση 05:46, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I have added definitions and usexes to try to cover the syntactic and semantic range of usage. We need a forum other than RfV or RfC for entries that are just deficient. could feed such a page, rather than just a category, so there could be some discussion of the deficiencies and how to resolve them – obvious ways not always being the best ways. DCDuring TALK  13:26, 20 September 2013 (UTC)