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Hello Brett.surjection blocked me from editing Wiktionary .But I contributed by adding example sentences. Linxi 1234 (talk) 00:37, 31 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

He unblocked me.I think. Linxi 1234 (talk) 05:59, 31 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks, @Diannaa:! Does it look OK now?--Brett (talk) 20:23, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. It's better though, to wikilink the source article.— Diannaa (talk) 20:25, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm @Diannaa:, could you show me how to do that?--Brett (talk) 20:32, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Yes, I get that @Diannaa:, but how do I link to it in the copied template? Or do you mean I should link elsewere in the page?--Brett (talk) 20:36, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks! I wasn't sure if that was me or somebody else. --Brett (talk) 14:40, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you very much for your work on this! Your careful attention to detail has been very much appreciated. If I take on English adverbs at some time in the future, I may ask you to review it.--Brett (talk) 10:17, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Brett! Please, join the discussion I started. 85.193.215.210 (talk) 13:35, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Brett, nice work on this article. I hope my recent tiddly edits haven't damaged it. Tony (talk) 08:21, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not in the least, Tony. Thanks. Brett (talk) 09:17, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Brett, Thanks for re-adding your contribution to 1 with a source. I have reformatted the source to {{sfn}} format that the article uses. Do you also have a source for your other contribution "The various glyphs used to represent the number one, including Arabic numerals (1), Roman numerals (I), and Chinese numerals (一), are logograms. These symbols directly represent the concept of 'one' without breaking it down into phonetic components.? I also did not realise that you were one of the co-authors of A student's Introduction to English Grammar which we use as a source in the article, so it's great that you have taken the time to review this section. Best wishes Polyamorph (talk) 10:29, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, @Polyamorph:

"logogram (n.) In the study of writing systems, a written or printed symbol which represents a word (or morpheme) in a language; also called a logograph or (in the case of Oriental languages) a character. The best-known examples of a logographic system are Chinese and its derivative script, Japanese kanji. The term must be used with care, as it suggests that only words are represented by the symbols, whereas meaningful parts of words (e.g. affixes, roots) are also included in the notion. Logograms in European languages include the numerals (1, 2, etc.) and many mathematical and scientific symbols." Crystal, D. (2008). A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics (6th ed.). Malden, MA: Blackwell. Brett (talk) 12:20, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Brett, I'll restore the info you added about logograms and include that reference. Polyamorph (talk) 12:39, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi!

I noticed that in 2021 you moved phrasal verbs to English phrasal verbs. Your described rationale makes perfect sense.

However, in the big picture we have a bigger issue: English phrasal verbs being treated quite separately from the separable verbs of some other Germanic languages. This doesn’t really accord with linguistic sources. In addition, there is zero discussion of areal links with the verb prefixing of Italic and Balto-Slavic (which is what I had been originally looking for).

Sorry if this got overly technical, anyway…

Rectifying this would obviously be a major task of filling in content and one or more merges/splits and I will likely start a discussion, but I thought I’d ask for your two cents first.

Cheers, RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 22:28, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for raising these important points! You're right about the linguistic connections between English phrasal verbs and separable verbs in other Germanic languages, as well as the areal links to verb prefixing in Italic and Balto-Slavic.

The current English phrasal verbs page is quite detailed and lengthy, which justifies its separate existence. There are quite a few paired pages like Nouns along with English nouns and Relative clauses along with English relative clauses. I would suggest starting general Phrasal verbs article following this pattern. It could include:

1. A broader comparative discussion of these phenomena across Germanic languages
2. Coverage of the areal connections with Italic and Balto-Slavic verb prefixing
3. An overview section on English phrasal verbs that links to the dedicated article

If you do start a discussion or a new page, please, let me know, but I'm afraid I don't have the capacity to contribute to such a page at the moment. Brett (talk) 22:43, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]