Talk:Laconic phrase

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[edit] References

Only one example has a citation. All these examples need citations from verifiable sources.--ZayZayEM 11:08, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merging

I agree with the merging. My Famous Example is copy-pasted from the source, so it shall replace the "blot out the sun" (which may be given as a popular later variant).
David Latapie (✒ | @) 16:08, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

I donnot agree with the merge. If u were merging it why create this word? No Sense at all

[edit] Examples

I think there are far too many examples on this page, most of which are not really Laconic. They ought to express an idea or a more complicated thought with very few words. 'Nuts' means nothing more than that, and implies nothing more than that. Conversely, the Philip II example efficiently conveys an opinion and attitude with one word. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.97.194.156 (talk) 09:16, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps the article would be better named "Quotes attributed to the Spartans"?--SkiDragon (talk) 01:30, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

What would that achieve? --Scottie_theNerd 13:14, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
Because not everything the Spartans said was "Laconic", like the poster above mentioned.--SkiDragon (talk) 01:42, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
And not every laconic phrase was from the Spartans. This article is about the concept of "laconic phrases", not "Spartan phrases". I presume you were referring to the anonymous editor 129.97; in which case he or she did not specify anything about Spartans, only that most of the phrases in the current list are not considered "laconic" based on definition. The purpose in cleaning up the article is to remove items which do not belong, not change the article to cover a different topic. --Scottie_theNerd 03:21, 19 December 2007 (UTC)