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On 31 March 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved to Enchiladas. The result of the discussion was not moved.

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Requested move 31 March 2021

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. (non-admin closure) Vpab15 (talk) 16:46, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

– Dish is always discussed in the plural. Redirect blocking. UserTwoSix (talk) 02:35, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is a contested technical request (permalink). Anthony Appleyard (talk) 22:49, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@UserTwoSix, L293D, UserTwoSix, and Lord Bolingbroke: queried move request Anthony Appleyard (talk) 22:52, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think that's a good reason, see for example the article on tacos. The article talks about enchiladas in general, so it uses the plural. I guess the real question is if people always eat more than one enchilada at a time: if so, then Enchiladas is the right title, just like French fries. L293D (☎ • ✎) 13:36, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I guess the article title can be singular, although I would argue this same case for Noodles. I guess it is not uncontested though. [[User:|UserTwoSix]] (talk) 22:31, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah UserTwoSix, I would start a requested move to see if there's consensus to ignore WP:NCPLURAL in this case. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 13:58, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
If you look at Enchilada#Varieties the section has all dishes listed as "Enchiladas ......" UserTwoSix (talk) 22:21, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Enchilada can be used in the singular, so to me it makes sense to keep it that way per WP:NCPLURAL. I think the singular makes it clear what an individual enchilada is. That being said, I won't oppose making it plural if there's consensus to do it that way. (Examples of singular: Merriam Webster, What Is the Difference Between a Burrito and an Enchilada?, Burritos, Enchiladas, and Chimichangas, Oh My!.) Cheers, Fredlesaltique (talk) 05:16, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – I often order a combination of an enchildada and a tamale or a chile relleno. Use singular. Dicklyon (talk) 06:01, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Dicklyon: I think personal anecdotes can be mentioned, but they're not good evidence for opposing or agreeing. Fredlesaltique (talk) 01:21, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. Just trying to point out that the singular is normal enough, not exceptional, in my experience. You can decide your own favorite combination. Dicklyon (talk) 02:40, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. This isn't a case of linguistic absence of the singular. There's no singular form of pass the scissors or pull up your pants; In each case the singular would have a significantly different meaning... well, there's a recent minority use of pant in advertising but it isn't yet common. But enchilada is perfectly good and clear English, as in Who would like the last Enchilada?. Perhaps WP:NCPLURAL needs some clarification on this point but I think that's already the intention. Andrewa (talk) 19:23, 8 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose because nom is mistaken; the dish is NOT "always discussed in the plural". See ngrams. —В²C ☎ 10:01, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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