Talk:Mermaid

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November 19, 2012Good article nomineeListed

Edit Request 9 Nov 2023[edit]

Request to edit the Art and Music section to include "Mermaids" by Florence and the Machine, released as the fourteenth track on the Complete Edition of their fifth studio album, Dance Fever. 84.40.108.130 (talk) 17:38, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Is there anything particularly notable about this song/track? Mermaids are pretty common in pop culture, so not every appearance can be squeezed in to the article without this section becoming enormous. P Aculeius (talk) 18:49, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mermaids are real[edit]

I know that mermaid are real because I saw one at the beach and I never told anyone about it I’ve seen mermaids on YouTube kids. This is why I think mermaids are real. 76.133.107.206 (talk) 02:09, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting. But you should take into account that optical illusions, false memories and mental illnesses are also real and much better documented. JonValkenberg (talk) 10:02, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's great, but you're not a published scholarly source, so we can't cite your observations in this article. Also, the article describes mermaids as figures in folklore. It doesn't take any position on whether they exist. P Aculeius (talk) 02:36, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

modern German?[edit]

In the article it says "mod. German "meerweib"". I believe this is are rare and obsolete word. The usual modern word for mermaid is Meerjungfrau. --JonValkenberg (talk) 10:09, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly archaic, but it's in Cassell's (though not in Wiktionary or the German Wikipedia article), defined as "mermaid or siren". Cassell's also lists the diminutive Meerweibchen. Books of or about folklore often use older or archaic terms. It might be a good idea to make sure both (or all three) terms are included, since readers might encounter any of them. P Aculeius (talk) 03:00, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]