Talk:Burn (topography)

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[edit] Removed

From secn. ==Etymology== bcz it is not on the topic of "Burn", and only serves to de-focus the article:

Also, in Scotland, larger streams may be called water rather than stream or river, e.g. Gala Water, Water of Leith.

(Perhaps it is suitable for use elsewhere in WP or Wict.)
--Jerzy•t 02:41, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Title

"Burn" is a title desperately needing dab'n, as evidenced by a 3-screen Dab page, so the Dab'g sfx should not be ambiguous. In this case, "...(stream)" risks suggesting that the article will be about one stream named "Burn" or "The Burn", and can be made clearer IMO by switching to "...(topography)".
--Jerzy•t 02:41, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Melbourne

>> Its cognate in contemporary English is "bourn", from the archaic (early modern) English "bourne", which in its archaic form is retained in placenames like Bournemouth and Melbourne. <<

Melbourne is named after Lord Melbourne so it doesn't seem an appropriate example; going to remove it. Franknotes (talk) 07:55, 17 February 2008 (UTC)