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Wiktionary:Etymology scriptorium/cane
==''[[cane]]'' and ''[[can]]'' in [[w:consilience|consilience]] ==

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 eng:	{{l|en|cane}}
 esp:	{{l|es|caña}}
 fre:	{{l|fr|canne}}
 ita:	{{l|it|canna}}
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::: I don't want either unless such injustice repeats itself. (BTW I am so surprised and even scared by the likelihood of unprincipled adminship.)  --[[User:KYPark|KYPark]] ([[User talk:KYPark|talk]]) 07:33, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
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* An attempt to clarify --
: [[File:Blue_Glass_Arrow.svg|15px]] KYPark, what is your goal?
:* I ''think'' your goal is to spark '''discussion''' about possible etymological relationships between PIE-based languages and other language families.
:: If my understanding is correct, the various Wiktionary discussion pages would be the more appropriate place for such discussion and experimentation.  There are strict guidelines and expectations about entry format and content.  Definitions require certain kinds of citations, as described at [[WT:CFI]].  The policy for etymologies seems to be closer to Wikipedia's policy regarding original research, as described at [[w:Wikipedia:No_original_research]].
: [[File:Arrowyellow.png|15px]] Metaknowledge, what is your goal?
:* I ''think'' your goal is to keep entry format and content in line with what I've described above.
:: If my understanding is correct, would you object to KYPark adding [[蔗]] as a translation for {{term|lang=en|sugar cane}} (which it does appear to be), and to steering KYPark's more exploratory energies towards one of the WT discussion pages?
: As this Talk page currently stands, I'm not sure I fully understand what either of you are striving towards.  I do not mean this as a criticism, and rather as a statement of confusion.  I look forward to your replies, which will hopefully resolve my confusion.  -- Kind regards, [[User:Eirikr|Eiríkr&nbsp;Útlendi]]&nbsp;│&nbsp;<small style="position: relative; top: -3px;">''[[User talk:Eirikr|Tala&nbsp;við&nbsp;mig]]''</small> 07:51, 26 July 2012 (UTC)