Talk:half-free

RFV discussion: June–July 2018

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half-free

There are two quotations; can we get a third one? Pinging @Leasnam. --Dan Polansky (talk) 11:08, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

I've added another Leasnam (talk) 15:24, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

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RFD discussion: June–November 2018

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half-free

Seems like an entry created solely for its etymology. DTLHS (talk) 16:26, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Isn't it still a word though ? Leasnam (talk) 17:04, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

I don't think that's a useful question. I hope we can come up with better criteria for suffixed words than "is there an unsuffixed form" (COALMINE). DTLHS (talk) 17:06, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Suffixed? do you mean prefixed (i.e. half-) ? Leasnam (talk) 17:08, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

We have the page -free, so I guess you could say both. DTLHS (talk) 17:09, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

It would appear to be a synonym of semi-free or semifree; I don't think the suffix -free should be used here. DonnanZ (talk) 17:57, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

In ice-free, -free has the meaning we give it in [[-free#Suffix]]. The meaning in half-free is one of the meanings in [[free#Adjective]]. I wonder if anyone has ever used the expression to mean "free of half/halves". DCDuring (talk) 12:10, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Keep, considering the OE origins. --SanctMinimalicen (talk) 16:36, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Kept. No consensus.--Jusjih (talk) 03:29, 18 November 2018 (UTC)