Language List: change "English (Middle)" to "Middle English", etc. (or vice-versa)

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Language List: change "English (Middle)" to "Middle English", etc. (or vice-versa)

1LeslieWx
Feb 27, 8:08 pm

In the full pull-down Languages list, we can find
"Old English", "Old French", "Old Irish", "Old Norse", and "Old Persian";
"Middle Irish";
"Low German";
AND
"Dutch (Middle)", "English (Middle)", "French (Middle)", "German (Middle High)", "German (Old High)", and "Greek (Ancient)".

Also we can find Langue d'Oc (post-1500), Occitan(post-1500), and Provençal (to 1500). All other parentheticals seem to me to be either "(Other)" or a geographical/political designation, e.g. "English (UK)".

The inconsistency among the placement of the Ancient/Old/Middle/High/Low modifiers is confusing & misleading. I see "Old English", "Low German", and "Ancient Greek" used in books and articles; if I'm looking for "Middle English" and find only "Middle Irish", why would I hunt back to the "E" section? Similarly, if I see "Old English" and 4 others but not "Old High German", how picky or procrastinating would I have to be to hunt the "G"s?

2jjwilson61
Feb 28, 1:04 pm

There's an argument to list them both ways to make them easier to find, but the list is so long already...

3LeslieWx
Feb 28, 2:04 pm

>2 jjwilson61: There's an argument to list them both ways to make them easier to find
Yes, I can see that argument, too. Consistency was the first solution that came to mind, though.

, but the list is so long already...
I had No Idea how long still I scrolled through it over and over collecting data for my RSI!! Although having done that I have to say that I don't think I'd notice if it were 13 elements longer LOL.

I leave calculating the percentage increase that 13 more elements would represent as an exercise for a reader ...