User talk:Tariel

merely/just
Hi. About your recent "correction" to the Doppelganger article, I want to note two things: first, "grammar" and "diction" are not interconvertible, and second, there was no problem with "merely". From the OED II ed: merely, adv2 ... 3. Without any other quality, reason, purpose, view, etc.; only (what is referred to) and nothing more. (emphasis mine) &mdash; Deldda Kcarc 18:08, 20 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your comment. I was more concerned about the use of an adverb to modify a noun (i.e., grammar) than the meaning of "merely". Further research produced the following information:
 * Ignoring, for the moment, whether "merely" can be used there, "merely" does indeed seem a better choice of word than "just".
 * If "merely" is wrong, "just" is wrong for exactly the same reason.
 * Use of "merely" directly before a noun is rare nowadays, except in poetry. This was not always the case, as you can see from the OED quotations.
 * Hence, I've reinstated your "merely", but changed the wording a bit to reflect current usage.
 * &mdash;Tariel 21:15, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * &mdash;Tariel 21:15, 20 November 2005 (UTC)


 * And thanks to you also. Your current phrasing is OK by me, and probably the best overall. Sorry for the somewhat petulant reaction to your earlier edit. &mdash; Deldda Kcarc 23:09, 20 November 2005 (UTC)