User talk:GreyishWorm
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Terms derived from inflected forms
[edit]Hi. When an term is derived from an inflected form (like three cheers derived from cheers), do you know if it is common practice to list the term as a derived term of the lemma (cheer) rather than of the inflected form? (I'm asking you because I know you've been working through Wiktionary:Todo/phrases not linked to from components.) Thanks. - excarnateSojourner (talk | contrib) 20:57, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
- It depends. Sometimes I'm not sure and I arbitrarily choose one. You see, I'm quite a sloppy editor, and generally recommend asking other users for their opinion. GreyishWorm (talk) 21:04, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
Hello, please see diff, diff, diff, diff. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 23:20, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- I'm happy with those edits GreyishWorm (talk) 23:20, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
(Not why I reverted: I reverted because you added the audio before there was a clip, so it looked broken.) But are you sure this is /ɒŋi/ and not /ɒŋgi/? Cf. finger, singer etc. It's a bit of a classic phonetic textbook example. You just did it by copy-paste didn't you? Don't do that without a clue. (I think your audio is probably wrong too. But hard to tell with this stupid rare word.) Equinox ◑ 03:19, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
- Take it to the Tea Room, and I'll re-record this stupid word again if necessary GreyishWorm (talk) 21:00, 6 November 2022 (UTC)