Talk:Potage

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Why not Pottage??
At the top of this article (Potage) is a "Not to be confused with" link pointing to Pottage, yet both are thick creamy soups. Should we consider combining the articles? Either that or differentiate them better and put a "Not to be confused with" link at the top of Pottage pointing back here.

WesT (talk) 16:09, 26 May 2013 (UTC)


 * I came to this page wanting to understand the difference between "Pottage" and "Potage", and all I see is "not to be confused with ______". I'm confused! If anyone can explain the difference, it should be added to both articles.  Otherwise, it seems they should be combined. -- &#x2611; Sam uelWantman  20:18, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree, they are just variant spellings of the same word. There seems to be a claim that "potage" is a more modern variant but this is unreffed and seems highly dubious. --Ef80 (talk) 13:02, 23 February 2019 (UTC)

Proposed merge of Pottage with Potage
Same topic with duplicated articles for alternate spellings Spudlace (talk) 20:19, 15 August 2020 (UTC)


 * From Wiktionary and Merriam-Webster, "potage" is the modern English word, derived from Middle French "pottage". For that reason, if the articles are merged, they should fall under the title "potage" with a re-direct for "pottage".  It is reasonable to merge them; they already share a lot of material. MonteGargano (talk) 17:15, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I didn't initially have a preference for which title to keep but based on MonteGargano's research I support merging into potage Spudlace (talk) 18:41, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree that a merge is necessary, the articles ultimately discuss the exact same thing but in slightly different contexts. There is no meaningful distinction and the word is a cognate. 47.218.251.24 (talk) 17:58, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Agreed to a merger, but the merge should be to "pottage"'; according to the OED, "potage" is the French loan word, and the English-language version became "pottage" (which is the word the OED uses as the primary entry). Morgan Riley (talk) 01:53, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Klbrain (talk) 10:34, 10 July 2021 (UTC)