Talk:rigoureus

The word has two translations in english: 'rigorous' and 'rigorously'. In the example the meaning of the word is 'rigorously', not 'rigorous'. Would someone be so kind to change the entry?


 * The example doesn’t say "rigorous", it says "hard." "Hard" is more idiomatic for this example and it is an adverb. —Stephen (Talk) 14:12, 24 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes, I understand that 'hard' is an adverb. But in the Dutch sentence 'rigoureus' is also used as an adverb and the example is placed beneath the definition for the adjective, it's a bit confusing. Thank you for correcting the spelling by the way! The article with the wrong spelling still exists though: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rigoreus . Shouldn't that be deleted?


 * Right, this example really belongs under the adverb section. If you want to make an example that uses a real adjective, then we can put one example in each section. I am not a native Dutch-speaker, so I am not certain about the spellings. The other spelling seems to exist on some level...either it is an antiquated spelling, or perhaps a regional spelling, or it might just be a common misspelling. —Stephen (Talk) 17:10, 24 January 2011 (UTC)


 * I think it's safe to call it a common misspelling (see this list of common misspellings on wikipedia: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Veelvoorkomende_spelfouten), it's absent from the official spelling list of the Dutch language (http://woordenlijst.org/zoek/?q=rigoureus&w=w) and the alternative spelling list (the "witte spelling"), although I can't find find an online source for this so you'll have to take my word for it. The misspelling is most probably caused by the pronunciation of the word (most people pronounce it with an "o", not an "ou") or because of confusion with the English word "rigorous", but these are just my own theories as a native Dutch-speaker.
 * "Dit probleem vereist een rigoureuze aanpak." ("This problem needs a rigorous approach.") might be a good example, but I'm not sure if it belongs here or on the page for the inflection "rigoureuze" (I don't know what the rule is on Wiktionary). Thanks again for your help!


 * We only place examples on the lemma page (citation page). It belongs here. —Stephen (Talk) 19:45, 25 January 2011 (UTC)