User talk:Dkhiggin
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Dkhiggin in topic Verve
Why should a German entry have English usage examples? — surjection ⟨?⟩ 17:36, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
- It seems to me the Language field should be English, since this is in the English dictionary, not the German dictionary, and most of the other text is also English. Perhaps someone should create a similar page in the German dictionary, and the Language field on this page should be changed to English and all the German Categories at the bottom removed. — Dkhiggin (talk) 18:53, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- This is a multilingual dictionary in English, not an English dictionary; it's an important difference, and thus this, and other language editions of Wiktionary, will also have entries for words in other languages than the one they are written in. The entry has a level 2 (L2) heading for "German"; hence anything below is concerning the German word Verve; note the capitalization, which is due to nouns being capitalized in German, while the English term is under verve, since it is not always capitalized. — surjection ⟨?⟩ 19:14, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- OK, I understand the capitalization issue since I speak a little German. However, I see that Dutch, French, and Italian entries all follow the English entry on the page for verve. Is the only reason the German cannot be on the same page the capitalization issue? You have to realize that on iPads and iPhones, the first letter in a fillable form is automatically capitalized! I am a fairly new user to Wiktionary, so I had no idea there was a separate page for verve vs Verve. I’m sure I’m not the only one! Dkhiggin (talk) 01:44, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
- This is a multilingual dictionary in English, not an English dictionary; it's an important difference, and thus this, and other language editions of Wiktionary, will also have entries for words in other languages than the one they are written in. The entry has a level 2 (L2) heading for "German"; hence anything below is concerning the German word Verve; note the capitalization, which is due to nouns being capitalized in German, while the English term is under verve, since it is not always capitalized. — surjection ⟨?⟩ 19:14, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- Yes, that is the only reason. At the top of each entry are see-also links offering the other capitalised forms. Equinox ◑ 01:54, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
- Interesting! I never even noticed that little link! Dkhiggin (talk) 03:11, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
- Yes, that is the only reason. At the top of each entry are see-also links offering the other capitalised forms. Equinox ◑ 01:54, 5 December 2019 (UTC)