Talk:Mumpsimus

Vote to keep
Well, I believe that a term such as this deserves article space as it is not just a 'verb' or a 'noun', but a habit, a phenomenon, a condition etc.

Mumpsimus has its own article space on the de.wikipedia.org, here. Which is much shorter and inconclusive than this article in question.--JZP709 (talk) 15:15, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Henry VII
I have removed this: "Another source attributes the tale to King Henry VII of England (1457–1509), which would make it even older.



William Swinton or his printer seems to have written Henry VII instead of Henry VIII; he references Robert Nares' Glossary, which has Henry VIII. I don't think we need to muddy the waters with such slips. jnestorius(talk) 22:54, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I dunno, maybe we should stick to this source even after noticing its error. 78.40.233.10 (talk) 11:26, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Right article for it. — Llywelyn II   04:18, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Sumpsimus
needs its own separate bolding and treatment if it's going to redirect here. As Henry's quote makes clear, it's sometimes simply 'the restored correct version' but is also separately used as criticism against pedants unable to leave good enough alone. — Llywelyn II   04:18, 3 May 2023 (UTC)