Talk:pay for

Is this SOP? Imetsia (talk) 16:27, 23 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Don't care any more. 100 uneducated idiots will say "HERP DERP KEEP!" so my main interest now is adding missing words (as it always was). Best wishes, Equinox ◑ 05:49, 2 April 2021 (UTC)


 * You can probably ignore that message. Equinox was doubtlessly drunk at the time (which happens a looot) Yellow is the colour (talk) 15:12, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

RFD discussion: April–May 2021
SOP. Imetsia (talk) 13:52, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * 🔥 शब्दशोधक 🔥 15:57, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep as a translation hub. Other languages express this differently than as "pay" + "for" (e.g. ). —Mahāgaja · talk 09:12, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
 * There is one lemming, Collins, with separate senses for the British and American sections. The sense is already covered at, the translations could go there, and I don't think a lemming argument should apply. The information should not be reduplicated, but I am not really sure what is the best place for it. Uses like you stepped on my toe, you will pay no doubt occur, but how common are they relative to the phrasal verb to pay for? ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  10:47, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete: pay for doesn't add a new meaning or significantly narrow the number of senses at pay, and may add confusion by duplicating those senses at a different place. Could also apply to "pay with", "pay by", etc. "You will pay with your life", "You will pay by hanging", "You can pay with a credit card", "You will pay for your mistakes in later life"... Facts707 (talk) 23:36, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Weak delete per Facts707. To me, the lemming argument isn't very convincing on this one. DAVilla 00:12, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * RFD-deleted. Imetsia (talk) 16:11, 21 May 2021 (UTC)