On 28 Nov 2008, at 12:45, Andrew Gray wrote: > 2008/11/28 Michael Everson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> I don't believe it would be preferable. to changee [[Republic of >> Ireland]] to [[Ireland (republic)]] or to [[Ireland (Republic)]] -- >> I think you'd get push-back on that. I could ask, but just at the >> moment that might be poking the hornet's nest. > > Leaving aside the political overtones..
They're not mine. I'm describing what you'd probably get if you asked for this. > If you're going to do bracketed disambiguation then either (country) > or (state) is preferable, since you're disambiguating versus the > island - we always use the most general term possible, "Country" can be broader than "State" in this context; some people have already pointed this out during the discussion. "Ireland's my country" can apply to people in N. Ireland (as they see it) though "Ireland's the State I live in" would not. > and (republic) is a bit precise. Using (republic) would suggest that > the other cases were defined by being something other than a > republic, which is a bit of a category error... State is more accurate and precise. The constitution defines it as State. The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 specifies the use of the term "Republic of Ireland" as a "description" of the State. "Ireland (state)" can only mean one thing. I'm just saying that "(state)" is more likely to be accepted than "(country)". Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
