Talk:Thy name is/Archives/2023/December

"thy name art"

I removed this from the opening paragraph:

Occasionally in modern times, the expression is rendered "thy name art," a kind of archaism that emphasizes the style of English used in the 16th Century.

I doubt this is all that common. It should also be noted that this is incorrect English: "Frailty, thy name art woman" is equivalent to "Frailty, your name are woman". - furrykef (Talk at me) 23:15, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

I am adding it back in because, while you are correct that is incorrect, it is said said with some frequency: check here. I'll note that it is an incorrect usage.--Esprit15d (talk ¤ contribs) 12:33, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Removing memetics category

I am removing the memetics category from this article since you learn no more about the article's contents from the category and v.v. Since so many things may be memes we should try to keep the category closely defined in order to remain useful. Hope you're okay with that. The link to meme would be enough I suggest. Facius 10:40, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Notability, thy name is this article.

This is definitely notable. Definitely worth being here. --Jnelson09 (talk) 23:17, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Some research and discussion of the common misquote "Vanity, thy name is woman" would increase notability. It's how I ended up here. Linguafile (talk) 14:51, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Contemporary definition of frailty

etymology of frail is not just "weak" but "morally weak" which makes more sense given the context, despite the fact that the general meaning of "weak" was also around already. 74.85.42.110 (talk) 15:26, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Snowclone

How about avoiding obscure buzzwords in the lead section of an article? At least use proper literary terms. The writing style in the opening section is appalling, and the article is mostly written from a US viewpoint. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.80.226.233 (talk) 12:00, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

I agree that 'snowclone' is inappropriate in the lead; the coiner or popularizer described snowclones as '...clichés for lazy journalists', and the examples don't support this. I was jarred by the word at first reading, and it doesn't strike me any better on a reread. As a humorous neologism (2004), I don't think it's good encyclopedic style, especially for the opening para. OTOH, it's too good to lose, so perhaps it could go into the body I don't have a problem otherwise with the style of the lead, but maybe I need to reread it. There are too many examples, esp. too many from ephemeral media. I'm not going to rush to fix these issues, but I'll watch this page. What could we substitute for 'snowclone'? Cliché seems weak -- maybe 'adaptable cliché'? Ideas? --D Anthony Patriarche (talk) 19:34, 9 July 2019 (UTC)