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Errors in the summary of the featured article

Please do not remove this invisible timestamp. See WT:ERRORS and WP:SUBSCRIBE. - Dank (push to talk) 01:24, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Errors with "In the news"

• In the Nobel economic item global inequality could benefit from a wikilink as one of the key terms. Brandmeister^talk 16:25, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

• The choice of the blurb is unfortunate. We usually use the wording in the statement of the Nobel Committee, which is 'for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity'. There's no notion of 'research on global inequality', and this is largely original research by The New York Times.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:24, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Errors in "Did you know ..."

Current DYK

• ... that Episode 7921 of Neighbours features Australia's first televised same-sex wedding since the country voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage?

I'm not sure the mention of Neighbours is enough to signify that Episode 7921's "first televised same-sex wedding " was the first fictional portrayal of a same-sex wedding?

Australia voted in November 2017. Episode 7921 aired 3 September 2018.

But... there was at least one, and possibly more, real-life televised same-sex weddings shown on Australian TV before Episode 7921 i.e., actual non-fictional ceremonies. For example, video of Christine Forster's 2 February 2018 wedding had footage aired in an episode of Australian Story on 6 February 2018.

Maybe add "dramatised" at "first televised same-sex wedding" ie

'first dramatised televised same-sex wedding'? JennyOz (talk) 23:40, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

• I rather like "fictional", since it's the same in all ENGVARs (and it sidesteps the jokes about all wedding being dramatic)  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:19, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

I added "fictional" though it reads a tad clumsily to me, for want of a better wording. Gatoclass (talk) 08:31, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Next DYK

China didn't make memento dollars in 1914; the image caption should say "1912 memento dollar" Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 17:18, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done, thanks! Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 17:22, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Errors in the summary of the featured list

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Errors in the summary of the featured picture

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Today's POTD

• re: Van Gogh -- In this context, "born" rather than "borne" should be used. "Borne" means "carried" or "supported" (the word is actually a past participle of the verb "to bear"). Using "born" in its place would mean "originated from" or "created as a result of", which is more apt. Even a different construction (developed, arose, stemming, flowed from, grew out of, built upon, etc.) would be more grammatically correct than as-is.

• Al Begamut, it also uses "borne" in the target article. Should you not fix that first? Schwede66 06:46, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

  I think this might be one of those cases where technically the OP is correct - born was historically the correct past-participle for bear in contexts relating to the birth of something, but in modern-day usage you see plenty of instances of "borne out of", e.g. in books and on the BBC. It's a little hard to do a direct comparison, because when you search for "born out of", most of the usages relate to phrases like born out of wedlock or born out of the home, which is a different kettle of fish. Language is defined by its usage, not by any official dictum, so I'm inclined to flag this as  Not done and not an error...  — Amakuru (talk) 09:27, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

  I would respectfully disagree, but of course I'm a stickler for grammar, so your argument that an incorrect usage is common may well be valid. "Borne out" can be used in the sense of proof, like "the evidence bears out her supposition", but that usage isn't apt here either. I just believe the correct grammar should rule in a case like this, but that's only my position. Al Begamut (talk) 13:31, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

  Also disagree.

  Lexico (ex-Oxford):

  Borne: a past participle of to bear.

  Born:

  1. Brought forth by birth.

  2. Possessing from birth the quality, circumstances, or character stated:

  a born musician; a born fool.

  3. Native to the locale stated; immigrated to the present place from the locale stated:

  a German-born scientist; a Chicago-born New Yorker.

  -- Sca (talk) 13:43, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

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