Talk:habitual
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Sgconlaw in topic Hyphenations
Hyphenations[edit]
@Sgconlaw, I intended the hyphenations "ha-bit-ual" and "ha-bitu-al" to correspond to pronunciations such as /həˈbɪ.tʃwəl/ and /həˈbɪ.tʃəl/, respectively. These pronunciations are mentioned in the entry, so I believe that we should also give corresponding hyphenations to avoid the appearance that we're endorsing one pronunciation over another. Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 13:21, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Hazarasp: I see. In that case, shouldn't the hyphenation be "ha‧bit‧ual" for both of those pronunciations? — SGconlaw (talk) 13:56, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw: Possibly; you could also make an argument for a hyphenation as "ha-bi-tual", given that when the word's pronounced /həˈbɪ.tʃəl/, the /tʃ/ belongs to the last syllable in that pronunciation. However, I don't really care about the details as long as there's a hyphenation that accounts for those (like me) who pronounce it as three syllables. Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 15:03, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Hazarasp: I lean towards hyphenation that takes into account etymology first, and pronunciation second. Anyway, have you thought about creating a Middle English section on the page? — SGconlaw (talk) 15:39, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw: Unfortunately, the word is probably too rare and attested too late in Middle English to really make such a endeavour worthwhile for me. There's a lot that needs doing (both with Middle English and more generally with what I'm working on within Wiktionary) which has to come first. --Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 15:46, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Hazarasp: OK, good luck with your work! — SGconlaw (talk) 18:48, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw: Unfortunately, the word is probably too rare and attested too late in Middle English to really make such a endeavour worthwhile for me. There's a lot that needs doing (both with Middle English and more generally with what I'm working on within Wiktionary) which has to come first. --Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 15:46, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Hazarasp: I lean towards hyphenation that takes into account etymology first, and pronunciation second. Anyway, have you thought about creating a Middle English section on the page? — SGconlaw (talk) 15:39, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw: Possibly; you could also make an argument for a hyphenation as "ha-bi-tual", given that when the word's pronounced /həˈbɪ.tʃəl/, the /tʃ/ belongs to the last syllable in that pronunciation. However, I don't really care about the details as long as there's a hyphenation that accounts for those (like me) who pronounce it as three syllables. Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 15:03, 23 February 2020 (UTC)