Talk:standing room only

RFD discussion: October 2023

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standing room only

I get that SRO is a valid TLA. But standing room only? Looks pretty dubious P. Sovjunk (talk) 21:16, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Keep. This is a commonly-used phrase in reference to a packed event. While it is a bit literal, it can also be used figuratively, such as when there are no seats available for any attendees forcing everyone to stand. I.e. the center of the dance floor is so packed that people are forced to stand along the walls. Netizen3102 (talk) 01:48, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Keep. It rarely actually means standing room only, it means that all the seats are taken and that there is only room to stand for later arrivals, which is not evident from the phrase itself. Andrew Sheedy (talk) 03:01, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

• Keep per Netizen3102's point that the phrase can be used irrespective of whether the event has any seating (I have even seen it used for webinars virtual meetings), making it idiomatic. bd2412 T 05:33, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
• Keep. There is also (quite rightly) an entry for standing room. DonnanZ (talk) 06:50, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

• Alright then, kept and changed to adjective. P. Sovjunk (talk) 08:35, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

How can it be an adjective? I think it was correct as a phrase. DonnanZ (talk) 20:48, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

"Phrase" is generally a bullshit catch-all part of speech, I use it all the time. P. Sovjunk (talk) 23:17, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Also, I sent an email to Andy Pountney, chairman of Stourbridge FC, who confirmed he used the word adjectivally, and also confirmed our pronunciation of Stourbridge is correct. Nice bloke. P. Sovjunk (talk) 23:20, 14 October 2023 (UTC)