Talk:Montreal Botanical Garden

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[edit] Proposed move

Per Encyclopedia Brittannica, numerous Google hits and most importantly, WP:NCGN#Use_English, I propose to move the article to the still-commonly used English name, Montreal Botanical Garden. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 23:15, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Comment shouldn't that be Montreal Botanical Gardens? 70.51.9.57 (talk) 04:48, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
    • That's what I first thought, too. But Google hits reveal that the English common name -- including Encyclopedia. Britannica -- is indeed singular, as in the French where its Jardin and not Les Jardins... Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:37, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Support, with comment: But the lead should include the French name, and the "self-attributed/official" English name. Pro bug catcher (talkcontribs). 01:30, 3 April 2008 (UTC)