Talk:Hemilepistus reaumuri

Length?
Knowing their biomass density and the width of their burrow openings, the curious reader will want to know their length.--Wetman (talk) 22:03, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, I was surprised at the lack of that information in the sources. --Stemonitis (talk) 05:08, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Rôle
While "rôle" is still an accepted spelling, it has been overwhelmingly replaced by "role" and the French spelling is now often frowned upon (the MHRA, for example, specifically mentions "rôle" and advises "role" instead). This is similar to "élite" (which is almost always now spelled "elite"), "smörgåsbord" (now spelled "smorgasbord"), and "hôtel" (now, "hotel"). I recommend changing "rôle" to "role" as currently it is outdated and appears alien to most readers and is thus a distraction to readers. — al-Shimoni  (talk) 05:31, 17 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I disagree. Rôle is still much more frequent than hôtel or smörgåsbord, particularly in British English. I also doubt whether a style guide for the humanities is the appropriate arbiter in this case. It's all academic now, because I have reworded that part. --Stemonitis (talk) 12:06, 17 July 2011 (UTC)