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The result of the move request was: not moved. Apparently nobody agrees with the nominator's definition of alphabet vs. script. (
closed by non-admin page mover) — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (
投稿) 19:46, 27 August 2022 (UTC)reply
Oppose. This article is about the form of the
Bengali–Assamese script used to write the
Bengali language. The proposed title does not currently redirect here. I am not comfortable with the distinction we are making between 'alphabet' and 'script' in this case, but it needs a wider discussion.
Srnec (
talk) 16:10, 20 August 2022 (UTC)reply
Oppose Abugidas are alphabets. This convention, of 'script' for the writing system and 'alphabet' for the adaption of a script to a particular language, has been WP consensus for a decade or more. Since this article is about the use of the Bengali script specifically for the Bengali language, 'alphabet' is correct. If you want to change that consensus, per
WP:CONSISTENCY we need a centralized discussion, rather than just picking at the edges with separate RMCs.
— kwami (
talk) 10:04, 21 August 2022 (UTC)reply
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Punctuation mark ⁕
[Moved question from article text after discussion at
user talk page]
Kwamikagami asks, what is the phul or puspika,
⁕, used for? Is it a "section mark" as stated at
star (glyph), and if so, what does that mean?
--Moved and refactored by
Worldbruce (
talk) 14:42, 29 January 2024 (UTC)reply