Talk:Speedo

Definitions

Definitions - they seem to be very similar should they be merged into just one?

The two seem to be very similar - should they be merged into just one? BlackAdvisor (talk) 17:21, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Similar, but distinct. They can remain separate. The main point of distinction is that the first definition is unisex, but the second is gender-specific. —DIV (203.63.13.39 00:55, 8 January 2023 (UTC))

Suboptimal quotations

Most/All of the existing quotations/examples were suboptimal

You can tell the serious swimmers: they're the guys wearing the Speedos. Usage in the plural, so unclear what the singular is.

She's wearing Mom's teeny-weenie black Speedo bikini, the one Mom wears to show how fit and trim she is. This could genuinely be referring to the brand. But the definition is for the generalised term, like "I'm tidying up right now, and will do the hoovering later".

These muscle-bound hard bodies are wearing Speedo Lycra bikinis which stick to a man's body like a woman's wet T-shirt. This could genuinely be referring to the brand. See above.

There were dozens of girls in there - girls on the deck in bathing suits, most of them Speedos because they were racing. Usage in the plural, so unclear what the singular is.

Ryan and I remain unmoved, standing at the edge of the water as five Speedo-clad lifeguards rush up to us. This is probably the most apt passage to quote of those here: from the context, it's unlikely that the narrator was able to ascertain the actual brand. The singular/plural distinction is still not completely obvious.

—DIV (203.63.13.39 01:02, 8 January 2023 (UTC))

Also, I forgot to mention that ideally there should be quotations from US publications here, and move quotations from Australian texts to the first entry at Speedos.

Note: I'm not claiming that an Australian text would "never" use Speedo in the singular, because obviously you can find expatriates of the USA in Australia, and also Australians can occasionally be influenced by (say) watching the TV show Friends (where I noticed the American usage). But the overwhelming majority of Australians use Speedos for the singular.

I don't know what the usage is in the UK, Canada, South Africa, India, etc., so feel free to add that information in.

—DIV (203.63.13.39 01:09, 8 January 2023 (UTC))