Talk:Baileys

Baileys

[was: Bailey's] A brand of Irish cream, and verifiably so : baileys.com. Does it, however, belong in a dictionary? Beobach972 17:54, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm. It is arguably synonymous with all Irish cream, here in the US. But that argument is a bit of a stretch, even if it could be proven. --Connel MacKenzie 18:12, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Ditto in London...not sure about those parts of the UK nearer to Ireland. --Enginear 14:35, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

In Ireland it is becoming a gereric term for all Irish creams, as there are several other good quality ones available. If you ask in a bar you will definitly get Bailey's (that is mostly for legal reasons) but anywhere else, the word can mean all the others.--Dmol 21:45, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Whoa. The entry currently does not indicate the trademark status. --Connel MacKenzie 18:21, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Hey, here's a twist - the registered trademark name of the Irish cream is Baileys, no apostrophe. bd2412 T 22:48, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Strong delete after contemplation. The trademark for the Irish Cream is spelled without the apostrophe; the other uses (as contractions and as a possessive) do not belong in the dictionary, as they are non-idiomatic combinations of the name Bailey and 's. bd2412 T 15:13, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Now corrected. Other uses deleted. What is your opinion of the unhyphenated term? DAVilla 17:28, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Eh, keep it, due to Connel MacKenzie's comment on its 'generic' status. — Beobach972 03:45, 21 May 2007 (UTC)