User talk:Ratmanny

child
Hi! What are you trying to convey with diff? I'm trying to understand. (Bear in mind, that definition is saying how the English term is used, not for example what a loosely-corresponding Japanese or Swahili word might mean.) Is there a non-English-speaking country where English speakers use the word child to mean... something other than a person who is not an adult? - -sche (discuss) 06:22, 4 June 2024 (UTC)


 * In other countries they don't use the term "child" (like bambino, nino or enfant) for legal matters, they use their counterparts of "minor" or "underage". Ratmanny (talk) 10:11, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * English too shows a preference for using minor in legal matters, but the definition of child is not saying "in legal matters, all speakers of all languages use the English word child for minors". The definition of child is correctly list a variety of factors that delimit the scope of the word child in English, of which being a minor is one. If other languages don't ever use that as a factor in defining the scope of their own words, how would that effect the definition of the English word child? That could only effect the definition of those other words in those other languages. - -sche (discuss) 20:45, 4 June 2024 (UTC)


 * The definition of "dirty old man" is also inaccurate. It's not a simple "Adult man who acts in a lewd and lecherous manner", it's "An OLDER man who acts in a lewd and lecherous manner". And I don't like being called "troll" just for for noticing and trying to correct inaccuracies. Ratmanny (talk) 10:36, 4 June 2024 (UTC)