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"The Manchester Ship Canal is a river navigation 36 miles (58 km) long..." Does this make grammatical sense? It seems to be trying to say "The Manchester Ship Canal is a 36 mile-long (58 km) navigable river..." (but then if it's a canal is it also a river?) 80.229.35.229 (talk) 11:08, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
- This has already been discussed a little at Talk:Manchester Ship Canal#Use of the term "navigation". My understanding is that the terminology is correct as is, but that it might be a little hard to parse for editors who are unfamiliar with the term "navigation" in this context. Jenks24 (talk) 11:17, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks. Maybe something neutral like "waterway" would be better then per WP:JARGON? Just a suggestion though :) Logged in this time EyeSerenetalk 12:45, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
- But it's a navigation, which my dictionary defines as "an inland waterway, canal", specifically a river (or in this case two rivers) made navigable by engineering works such as dredging and the construction of locks and so on; it's a commonly used word in the context of canals, not jargon. See the opening paragraph of the Weaver Navigation for instance: "An unusual clause in the enabling Act of Parliament stipulated that profits should be given to the County of Cheshire for the improvement of roads and bridges, but the navigation was not initially profitable". Surely it's a good thing when readers learn something when they read our articles? Malleus Fatuorum 13:46, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
- Hi Malleus, I wondered (from the subject matter) if this article was one of yours :) My thought was that it's quite a specialised use of the word 'navigation' (as a noun rather than the expected verb), so perhaps not one likely to be readily understood. On the other hand, your point about educating readers is very persuasive - and certainly I now consider myself educated. Ultimately, I think if you're saying that's what it's called, then that's what it's called and I'll shut up :) EyeSerenetalk 14:16, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
- But it's a navigation, which my dictionary defines as "an inland waterway, canal", specifically a river (or in this case two rivers) made navigable by engineering works such as dredging and the construction of locks and so on; it's a commonly used word in the context of canals, not jargon. See the opening paragraph of the Weaver Navigation for instance: "An unusual clause in the enabling Act of Parliament stipulated that profits should be given to the County of Cheshire for the improvement of roads and bridges, but the navigation was not initially profitable". Surely it's a good thing when readers learn something when they read our articles? Malleus Fatuorum 13:46, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks. Maybe something neutral like "waterway" would be better then per WP:JARGON? Just a suggestion though :) Logged in this time EyeSerenetalk 12:45, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
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