Talk:Fork in the road (metaphor)

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This page is for discussion of the metaphor only.

Any definitions of the literal term "fork in the road", if supplied with reliable references, belong to the page Fork in the road. `'mikkanarxi 21:48, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

That's a disambig page. Referenced descriptions of literal terms do not belong on disambig pages. Disambig pages are there to allow someone to quickly find what they are looking for. As for the rest of your comment, see mine below. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)} 21:57, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

As soon as one provides reliable references, it is turned into a normal page, and disambig moved into "FitR (disambig)" page. `'mikkanarxi 04:32, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Discussion about the fork

[1] In this diff the intro was changed from

A Fork in the road is the point where a road splits into two parts. A similar split in a river is also called a fork. While a Y intersection is a fork in the road‹The template Talkfact is being considered for merging.› , the phrase is a widely-used metaphor for a turning point in life where a major decision is required.

to

A Fork in the road is a metaphor for a deciding moment or a turning point in life when a major choice of options is required.

with an edit summary of "this article is about a metaphor, not about fork".

No one is arguing that this article is not about a metaphor. However, the current version of the article does not explain the origin of the metaphor at all. The metaphor arises from the use of the term to describe a road junction. Therefore the article should say that the term is used to describe road junctions leading to its use as a metaphor for a major turning point in one's life. No? ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)} 21:55, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Valid point. A reference to wikt:fork in the road added. By the way, just noticed, there is no "Turning point" article either :-) (the page is a disambig). Any volunteers for Turning point (metaphor)? `'mikkanarxi 04:44, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

That works. That wikitictionary article is fairly new; just created on the 11th. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)} 16:02, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

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