Talk:worst-case scenario

best-case scenario
Obvious SoP of worst-case / best-case + scenario. ·~  dictátor · mundꟾ  01:09, 27 April 2022 (UTC)


 * A weak WT:THUB argument maybe? I can only find the bare minimum of two qualifying translations: and . This, that and the other (talk) 07:49, 28 April 2022 (UTC)


 * I would say keep myself. They are set phrases, more or less. I did add a quote to "worst-case scenario" a while ago. DonnanZ (talk) 08:54, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * The plot thickens. got the quote from somewhere. It's real enough, I have the publication. DonnanZ (talk) 09:27, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I know they are collocations, but an appropriate usage note would suffice. The quote should be moved to worst-case. ·~   dictátor · mundꟾ  13:31, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete as SoP; if necessary, add as a collocation to . — Sgconlaw (talk) 18:12, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep, they feel fixed enough even if they may be SOP (also has some good translations), and see my thoughts @ the Collocations vote about it being mentioned here unfortunately. AG202 (talk) 19:39, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Question: can't these also be used as adverbs in their own right? I don't mean in the prepositional phrases in the worst-case scenario / in the best-case scenario, but as standalones. An example: "Worst-case scenario, you don't get the job. What then?". If that's the case, I would add a POS "adverb" to both entries, translation tables for that POS, and then I'd probably be inclined to keep. PUC – 19:48, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Ya know, I hadn't thought of that, but that's an even better point, thanks! AG202 (talk) 19:58, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * It's possible to find "worst case situation" being used similarly:, . Here's an example of "worst case outcome" that could be adverbial, but the colon makes its parsing unclear: . These are not as common as "scenario" though. 70.172.194.25 19:59, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't think that's an adverbial use. It's simply that the words in the before worst-case scenario have been omitted. — Sgconlaw (talk) 20:23, 28 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Keep, per the substantial delineation of the phrase as described at . bd2412 T 03:08, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep - it does necessarily mean the worst of all possible scenarios it can mean the worst one we are consider to be realistic or worth modelling/discussing. John Cross (talk) 19:33, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. &mdash; Fytcha〈 T | L | C 〉 18:37, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

RFD-kept. AG202 (talk) 18:27, 12 June 2022 (UTC)