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(The English entry) Is this really a suffix? and is it really English? --WikiTiki89 17:10, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

While I can't tell if it's a suffix, it is pretty common in English, ex. postcount++ will get zillions of hits. -- Liliana • 17:39, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Shouldn't it be translingual then? But it's like having an entry for -Brothers, defined as "indicates a brand founded by brothers", derived terms: Parker Brothers. --WikiTiki89 18:02, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

On second thought, the sense I am referring to is probably a different one, one not covered by any of the definitions on the page. -- Liliana • 18:31, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Keep. It is an English suffix pronounced plus plus. The translingual section should include only symbols used outside of language. See Talk:&. — TAKASUGI Shinji (talk) 01:03, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

No, it would be just fine in the translingual section since it applies to multiple languages, although (as your link points out) it's not necessary to remove it as an English definition either.

Keep as I've used this on occasion. DAVilla 11:40, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

In that case, the definition, as it is, is unacceptable and needs to be changed. --WikiTiki89 11:54, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I guess I hadn't actually looked at the entry. I'm not sure why it's unacceptable, but yes, it could be reworked. DAVilla 23:21, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

As written, it is etymologically misleading. I believe C++ was the first use of this (when ++ was merely an operator in the C language, and not used in English); later names like Notepad++ are directly influenced by "C++". Equinox ◑ 23:27, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

kept -- Liliana • 09:03, 20 April 2013 (UTC)