stevertigo wrote: > Listers, > > I've submitted a suggestion at > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Burials > with regard to how burials can be referenced in more encyclopedic language > than currently used. > Comments and criticism welcome. > > The distinction that you make is unlikely to be appreciated by many people. Burying the person rather than the body may indeed be colloquial though I'm unaware of evidence in support of either position. Is there an English style manual that says anything about this?
While you are certainly free to change articles in the manner that you seek, any campaign to impose this will inevitably be seen by many as a slide into pedantry. Ec _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
