Talk:pack

Pronunciation
In its latest issue the Oxford English Dictionary transcribes the BE pronunciation of "pack" as /pak/. Although the open front unrounded vowel is not used for similar words like "black", "racks" or "track" (afaik, it isn't used in English at all). What's so special about "pack"? Is this pronunciation actually common practice among BE speakers? --Melkom 16:09, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Rugby sense
We have a sense saying "(rugby) The team on the field." Does this correspond to Webster 1913's senses? "The forwards who compose one half of the scrummage; also, the scrummage." Is there another rugby sense here (perhaps dated) that we should add? Equinox ◑ 01:47, 6 April 2015 (UTC) I've tried to sort this out. Impregnable (talk) 14:25, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

To pack a punch, a wallop, etc.
Does any sense cover this? Equinox ◑ 21:31, 20 January 2017 (UTC) I think this belongs with sense 4.4 - to carry weapons - though whether the punch or the gun came first I don't know. Impregnable (talk) 14:25, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Is 'value pack' idiomatic??
Interesting question was raised in an edit here --Geographyinitiative (talk) 04:03, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

--Geographyinitiative (talk) 04:04, 26 April 2019 (UTC)


 * My understanding is that a "value pack" is a package of several of the same product (maybe ten light bulbs, or five packets of crisps) which are cheaper because you are buying in bulk. Can one talk about a "value offer" or a "value discount"? Maybe. But it seems less idiomatic. I wouldn't object to an entry for this. Equinox ◑ 02:36, 1 May 2019 (UTC)