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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) | 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) | : 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) | |||