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Old House of Keys

 * ... that prior to moving into the Old House of Keys (pictured), the Isle of Man's lower house of parliament met in a pub?
 * Reviewed: Yakovlev AIR-7

Created/expanded by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 10:18, 5 November 2011 (UTC)



Everything seems fine, but there is a detail that needs clarification. The hook says that the parliament met in a pub, but the article says it was a library. Yes, the link leads to Public house, whichs describes the variety of public houses, but the word "pub" alone gives the idea of a bar or a tabern. Cambalachero (talk) 17:35, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
 * The relevant passage is in the Construction section: "resulting in the meetings of the Keys being held in a public house, the George Inn."  Harrias  talk 17:38, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Then it may be better to use "inn" directly. Besides being a term of informal speech, "pub" is generally associated to bars or taverns (even if the "correct" usage may convey other places as well, such as inns), and may be misleading. Cambalachero (talk) 17:58, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
 * If you think it has to be changed, then change it, but I think it would attract more interest and be "hooky" to leave it as "pub", which remains factually correct.  Harrias  talk 18:04, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Very well. I had some doubts, but it's your country, so if you say that the meaning of the term is clear in there, I defer to it. A native speaker knows better than mere dictionaries Cambalachero (talk) 18:13, 5 November 2011 (UTC)