User talk:JackPier

Conservative and innovative (linguistics)
Hello, JackPier. I reverted your change to Conservative and innovative (linguistics). Trask's Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics cites "Spanish caro and French cher " as the examples. Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, and several other languages all have cognate forms. Happy editing, Cnilep (talk) 06:11, 18 July 2023 (UTC)


 * I know they all have cognate forms, but it is sort of a bad outdated example, even if it comes from a reputable source. Since the most common meaning for "caro" in modern Spanish means 'expensive', and the acception as 'dear, beloved' is very archaic or literary, I figured the Italian equivalent which is closer in meaning would make for a better example. My apologies. JackPier (talk) 11:52, 22 July 2023 (UTC)