Talk:List of English-language metaphors

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Pingas

The most recent page edit (diff) replaced a square-rigger with a square-pingas. Is it trolling or does the word exist and acutually means anything? TvojaStara (talk) 17:25, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Probably trolling, I will revert.· · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 03:36, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Lists

Full disclosure, I am the author of 1001 Metaphors by Crowdsourcing http://www.niquette.com/books/sophmag/1001metaphors.html -- a non-commercial website. As of October 2015, the collection has grown to 3,405 entries and is available pro-bono for students and teachers, authors and essayists worldwide. Paul Niquette (talk) 12:07, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Only a problem if the website is used as a reference. It would not be considered a reliable source. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 03:50, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Inclusion criteria and ordering

The page does not appear to have any measurable inclusion criteria, and the listings have no obvious order within the sections.

I suggest:

• alphabetical order within sections,
• either a wikilink to an article or article section in which the metaphor is explained, possibly annotated in the list, or
• a local listing, with explanation, and a reliable source cited
• no redlinks without a reference
• the lead should mention the inclusion criteria

· · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 03:50, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Discuss