Talk:Epic

RFD discussion: August–September 2023

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Epic

I can't see evidence of Epic being capitalised as an alternative form. Instead, it seems like any other words, like the "Good" in "Cape of Good Hope". Pious Eterino (talk) 15:28, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

It's not a generic alternative form, so it needs some editing (done). However, there are at least two contexts in which it is (or used to be) somewhat common to capitalise "Epic": when talking about a specific tradition of epic poetry, and in reference to the linguistic dialect of such a tradition (especially Epic Greek). I've added the latter sense to the adjective, and 3 citations with a qualified glossed for the noun sense. This should really be handled at RFV. —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk) 16:32, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

We don't create capital Ancient just because of "Ancient Greek" and the like, nor New because of New York: the lower-case form is enough. Equinox ◑ 16:35, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@Equinox: People don't use "Ancient" to refer to Ancient Greek or "New" to refer to New York by themselves. "Epic" by contrast has a well-understood linguistic meaning outside of context. It's not relevant to the noun sense in any case. —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk) 16:39, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Have added three cites for the lect meaning as well. —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk) 16:55, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

The ink was hardly dry on the proper noun entry Blackness before a noun entry popped up. DonnanZ (talk) 17:24, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

• Kept P. Sovjunk (talk) 20:32, 30 September 2023 (UTC)