User talk:PMDisraeli

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withers

Hi. I have reverted your addition of "blew her withers" to the entry "withers", because it is unsourced and (as far as I can tell) unsupportable. As discussed on the talk page, I can't find it anywhere in Google Books, nor even in a raw Google search — which strongly suggests that the term does not exist. Can you references works which use the term? — Beobach 22:18, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

I know the term only as spoken language, widely used and understood, but unwritten. So I accept your ruling; thanks it is part of the learning process for new users like myself. cheers User:PMDisraeli

Templates

Hi, be cautious when you use templates (a template looks like this: {{template}}. Specifically, if you want to express that a definition is used in a particular context, it's safer to use the {{context}} template. Also make sure you wikify important terms in a definition (ie by enclosing the terms in square brackets like this example). If you need help otherwise, please start a topic on the talk page of one of the administrators -> WT:A. Jamesjiao → ^{T ◊ C} 23:20, 7 December 2010 (UTC)