Talk:Tetralogy

message: The obvious comparison with a trilogy is lacking. Adding it. CapnZapp (talk) 12:46, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Deleted it. A word or concept does not necessarily need to be compared to another similar one in order for a reader to comprehend it. The rationale that the "obvious" comparison is "lacking" would require an article on triangles to include a comparison to quadrangles, and by extension, every other geometric form. It's simply not necessary. Including such a comparison certainly adds more words to the article, but it doesn't improve the clarity or utility of the article, which should be the only criterion for adding more words. 75.27.41.134 (talk) 15:10, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trilogy 

message: The OED cites quadrilogy as early as 1865, so I think it's misleading to suggest that it was 'invented' for modern marketing purposes. Guyal of Sfere (talk) 13:07, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The source you used is subscription only, so cannot be verified.  Other online dictionaries have no entry   or redirect to tetralogy  therefore removing.  Rob Sinden (talk) 13:16, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Reference to printed edition now included. Guyal of Sfere (talk) 13:08, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

text: Absolutely not. Urban Dictionary is comprised of user-generated content with no sources. Loads of hearsay, conjecture, and opinion, it's the online equivalent of a "some guy at the bar said..." 75.27.41.134 (talk) 15:15, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: That sounds a lot like the criticism I often hear about Wikipedia. Rreagan007 (talk) 19:31, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quadrilogy 

message: 'Nonce word' is used to mean a pseudo-word made up to serve a purpose for which no current word exists, which isn't the case with quadrilogy. If any qualification is necessary I suggest a more neutral one like 'infrequently used'. Or we can seek a third opinion. Guyal of Sfere (talk) 13:39, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I was trying to find a good way to point out how "quadrilogy" is not really a correct term.  Unfortunately, I can't verify your OED reference, but in my opinion it probably was a pseudo-word made up because someone wasn't aware of "tetralogy".  We must be careful not to give "quadrilogy" more weight than it deserves.  Rob Sinden (talk) 16:55, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: On reflection, I suppose that acknowledging the 1865 use, in the same sentence that 'nonce word' is used, is enough to stop a reader being misled into thinking 'quadrilogy' has only been used as a modern marketing term. Incidentally, the online (latest) OED has additional citations from 1972 and 1994.  Guyal of Sfere (talk) 12:24, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: All the same, on all the occasions when the word arose (and I am happy to accept that there have been people saying or even writing it down before 1865), it must have come about because someone inadvertently mixed Latin and Greek words (the prefix tri- is common to Latin and Greek; hence the confusion). As with crimes, it is better to suppose that people independently conceived of the same bad idea, rather than thinking them of the copycat variety. Quadrilogy sounds terribly ill-educated to me, and it rather spoiled the fun when I received the box set for Christmas. Can we have Latin terms for these things? Dufabula, Trifabula, Quadrifabula, Quinquefabula... 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:ADD5:EC3D:4827:33A5 (talk) 09:23, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Nonce word