Talk:Death of a Doxy

message: Isn't the "Unfamiliar word" section subjective? In one person's mind, a certain word may be unfamiliar. In another mind, it may be very familiar. Who claims that Stout always includes an unfamiliar word in his stories? It appears to be true, but may be a mere speculation.Lestrade (talk) 15:42, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: There's some useful material on this issue in the Spurious Importance section of the Nero Wolfe talk page. TurnerHodges (talk) 15:00, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Today I see the words "clarification needed" beginning to appear in the unfamiliar word sections (here and here) — with comment here. Perhaps some language could be crafted to introduce notable examples of Stout's vocabulary. The discussion could be continued in that Spurious Importance section of the Nero Wolfe talk page, where there had been consensus to restore and retain the section in the Wolfe articles. — WFinch (talk) 20:53, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Unfamiliar word

message: Almost four years ago I provided the initial plot summary for this novel, and I skim it once or twice a year to view (largely with pleasure, btw) the improvements that others have made. I do the same thing with most of the articles that I've contributed to, and I generally enjoy the experience -- of course with a few signal exceptions.
Shortly after that initial plot summary appeared, a user who calls himself Kafziel summarily removed a footnote regarding the word "doxy" and the surname (Fleming) of two of the principal characters. The footnote stated, "Mrs. Fleming flies off the handle at the term "doxy," which is derived from the middle Flemish "docke," or "doll." A Flemish-speaking Belgian is a 'Fleming.' The user wrote (in his edit summary, not on the discussion page), "it is OR (and pointless) to imply that the character's name has anything to do with the etymology of the word "doxie" [sic]"
So, once or twice a year since then, I have considered whether it is OR, and pointless, to respond, and have decided that it was. It still is. There's no percentage in getting into an argument with a latter day Paul Chapin. However, I think that I might as well point out that what was truly OR was not my implication, if one there was, but his inference.
I just wanted to get it on the record. TurnerHodges (talk) 01:19, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
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