Talk:rhinocerus

An "incorrect synonym"? Format isn't quite right. SemperBlotto 19:46, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

You’ll see it here and there on the internet. I really don’t mind if this entry is deleted; I only created it because so many people I know say “rhinoceri” under the assumption that the singular form is “rhinocerus” - it’s quite a frequent erratum. The word is incorrect, so perhaps “rhinocerus” should be a redirect page to rhinoceros, where a note warning people about the common erratum could be included. What do you think? Doremítzwr 00:59, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

We could also have "incorrect rhymes" and "incorrect translations" - that would be fun. Or even a seperate inccorect dictionery! Παρατηρητής

• The plural forms given by this contributor to rhinoceros seem to be wrong (according to every dictionary that I have) and have been reverted. SemperBlotto 06:52, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
  • And again. --Connel MacKenzie T C 18:06, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
    • To update: they have now been shown to be correct. Doremítzwr 23:47, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

We don't have "incorrect synonyms" in Wiktionary, but we do have misspellings. This isn't really a misspelling though, given its origin. Words that are spelled differently but variations of one another are not synonyms in any case - they are variants or variant forms. Changing to "erroneous form" (NPOV be damned). — Paul G 20:29, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

To Wiktionary: list of common misspellings.