Talk:sure of

"Sure of" has no meaning besides the literal content of its words. I'm amazed that this entry has existed since 2006 and reckon it should be removed. 82.26.240.238 23:30, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

RFD discussion: November 2020–March 2021
An anon posted this on the talk page of :


 * "Sure of" has no meaning besides the literal content of its words. I'm amazed that this entry has existed since 2006 and reckon it should be removed. 82.26.240.238 23:30, 16 November 2020 (UTC).

I sorta have to agree. This is merely the adjective + the proposition. We wouldn't have an entry for. Leasnam (talk) 23:38, 16 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Agree. Somehow our entry has four senses though! Maybe a usage note at sure? I'm thinking about how "sure of him" means confident but "not sure about him" perhaps more implies suspicion. Equinox ◑ 23:48, 16 November 2020 (UTC)


 * I think that sure of oneself (currently redirects to sure of, though also present as a usex at sure) is probably enough of an idiomatic phrase to deserve an entry. As far as the others are concerned, IMO "sure of" is somewhat idiomatic, since we cannot generally say e.g. "I'm adj. of ~" for arbitrary adjectives. OTOH, there are a number similar, such as certain of, confident of, hopeful of etc.. So probably we should cover the rest under "sure", if and where there is any content not already covered. Mihia (talk) 10:17, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Note that is an idiomatic synonym of, but also occurs in an &lit sense, seen e.g. in, “A girl should be very sure of herself before she gives her promise.”  --Lambiam 14:39, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

SOP. Delete, or move back to sure of oneself (which I'd probably delete too). PUC – 23:46, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete. Imetsia (talk) 17:09, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Delete - I'm sure of it. Facts707 (talk) 17:43, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
 * RFD-deleted. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 08:36, 7 March 2021 (UTC)