Talk:diary-writer

RFD discussion: October–November 2016

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diary-writer

Tagged a couple of weeks ago by User:Ballot man jr but not listed here. Equinox ◑ 11:16, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Is it attestable? I'm not keen on the hyphen, and prefer diarist anyway. DonnanZ (talk) 09:18, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Most of what I can find is unhyphenated, except:

• Joanne Tidwell, 2008, Politics and Aesthetics in The Diary of Virginia Woolf, p. 42: Woolf wants the diary-writer to consider her days and activities and evaluate political and current events. (isbn=1135905053)
• Margaret Atwood, 2002, Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing, p. 126: If he were, either you'd be talking together, or he'd catch you in the act. For whom does the writer write? The question poses itself most simply in the case of the diary-writer or journal-keeper. (isbn=0521662605) --Hekaheka (talk) 15:44, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

It could be moved to diary writer. I'm wondering whether it's used in contexts where the word diarist isn't appropriate. DonnanZ (talk) 14:29, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Delete as SoP. It is a writer of a diary, how obvious can you get? Renard Migrant (talk) 17:00, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

You're missing my point. When do you use diary writer instead of diarist? It reminds me of the accordion player entry. DonnanZ (talk) 15:04, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

• Delete per MG. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 05:05, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
• Delete per MG. - Sonofcawdrey (talk) 12:27, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Deleted.​—msh210℠ (talk) 21:06, 30 November 2016 (UTC)