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@Tamfang. Thanks for reminding about the grammar problem. However, I was trying to avoid the word first-person pronoun because of the guideline MOS:MATH#NOWE. Also, I think Wikipedia does have the restriction of those words. So, can you help me in that case? Many thanks. Dedhert.Jr (talk) 13:23, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Quenya and Tengwar

I see you've asked a question on the talk page. That could cause the matter to spread. No need to start hares running, I'd say. Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:54, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks ... do you happen to know Wiki-policy on including copyright and trademark statements in articles? I'm sure I saw something a dozen years ago which said we didn't put those things in articles but I've no idea where it might have been. Or we can ask on the helpdesk or something. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:57, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Don't look at me :/ —Tamfang (talk) 08:52, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah. I've found a general disclaimer but what we actually need is a policy statement. I'll have a nose around. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:08, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seven Samurai

Do you always revert IPs without checking whether they are right? Kambei is spelled correctly throughout the article, with the exception of the footnote that the IP corrected. Skyerise (talk) 20:41, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Driver

I know you likely reverted your Reference Desk question re: daily driver because you immediately stumbled upon the answer, but I'm just glad one of my two guesses as to the phrase's initial referents (either cars or golf clubs) turned out to be the case. Remsense ‥ 论 06:31, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your perception is noted. I thought of golf clubs but, well, daily? Oddly, vehicles did not occur to me. —Tamfang (talk) 07:14, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Daily driver"

Tamfang, the phrase originated in American car culture, where antique cars, hot rods and collectible cars are usually only driven on special occasions, in parades or to be exhibited at car shows, or to impress someone. The "daily driver", in contrast is not a special or unusual or collectible car, but rather a reliable, reasonably priced car driven to or from work and to the grocery store. By extension, the term is applied to other types of products like you mentioned. Cullen328 (talk) 06:37, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]