Talk:women's

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RFD discussion: June–July 2019[edit]

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women + -'s (sense 3: Indicates a purpose or a user). Mihia (talk) 01:32, 19 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

SoP, but many normal users won't look there. I'd bet it is more likely to be looked up than all but a few other possessive forms. DCDuring (talk) 02:30, 19 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Totally normal possessive. We don't include those. Deleted SemperBlotto (talk) 09:01, 19 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
FWIW I agree this shouldn't have an entry, but I would have no objection to redirects at this and men's on the grounds that, as DCDuring says, they're probably among the most likely hyphenated forms to be looked up. - -sche (discuss) 01:49, 24 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Has been recreated by another user as a noun as in "I have to excuse myself to the women's [restroom/WC] for a moment"), with a "soft redirect" of sorts for the possessive use, which seems adequate. - -sche (discuss) 19:21, 23 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]


RFV discussion: March–April 2021[edit]

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Adjective: "intended for use by women"

A possessive form is not an adjective. Fails tests of adjectivity. Might be better placed under the noun PoS section. DCDuring (talk) 14:33, 23 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 22:05, 23 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]