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== "Soviet Ferris wheel" ==
Can we find a single-word replacement? I've seen more than one material that calls for single-worded temperament names (such as this [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_105566.html ''Naming Convention Suggestion'']) [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 14:09, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
: That would be a really tough word to find. This may be a bit idiosyncratic, but the namesake is also a huge staple of Eastern European people's childhoods, including my own, these wheels were and still are standing everywhere I grew up and traveled. I'll think of a single-word replacement that carries the same meaning but I think it's unlikely. [[User:Eliora|Eliora]] ([[User talk:Eliora|talk]]) 14:09, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
:: I think an easy compromise would be to write compound temperament names as hyphenated compound words: in this case, "soviet-ferris-wheel". [[User:Fredg999|Fredg999]] ([[User talk:Fredg999|talk]]) 02:42, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
::: That is a good alternative and I'm for it. [[User:Eliora|Eliora]] ([[User talk:Eliora|talk]]) 11:31, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
:::: The hyphenated version makes more sense if it's used as an adjective rather than standalone. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 12:03, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
::::: One could argue that "Soviet-Ferris-wheel" (I forgot the capital letters in my previous suggestion) stands implicitly for "Soviet-Ferris-wheel temperament". If we're being pedantic, that could mean "Soviet Ferris wheel" and "Soviet-Ferris-wheel temperament" could coexist, but I would also easily accept using only the hyphenated form for the aforementioned reason. [[User:Fredg999|Fredg999]] ([[User talk:Fredg999|talk]]) 22:55, 19 September 2023 (UTC)