Talk:trouble maker

RFV discussion
Hi,

Do you think those pages (troublemaker and trouble maker) need to be merged ???

Thanks

80.170.254.173 10:31, 20 July 2007 (UTC)


 * No, because they have different spellings. We don't merge pages here the way they do on Wikipedia. --EncycloPetey 10:35, 20 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, that would apply if they had different meanings as well, but they don't. The full content should be given on one page and the other should cross-refer to it. In any case, "trouble maker" is incorrect - it is either "troublemaker" or "trouble-maker" (as are all forms noun + agent noun - it comes from or suggests the phrase "one who makes trouble", so requires either a hyphen or to be closed up). &mdash; Paul G 16:36, 20 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Paul's prescriptive rule is accurate. We're descriptive, though, and GB supports “trouble maker”, so I performed our version of a merge from the alternative spelling entry “trouble maker” to the main entry “troublemaker”.  Rod (A. Smith) 17:00, 20 July 2007 (UTC)