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Check WP:NFCC. All opinions welcome. Thank you. walk victor falk talk 19:15, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Number of copies sold and of translated versions
In the opening paragraph it is stated that The Adventures of Tintin has sold more than 350 million copies worldwide, and has appeared in over 80 translations, with reference (footnote 1) to a Guardian article dated 10 Nov 2003, which mentions more than 200 million copies and 50 languages. I find this unnecessarily confusing and misleading. Incidentally, is Dutch the only language in which Tintin is named after his trademark quiff ("Kuifje")? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.23.44.130 (talk) 06:46, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
- Good point; the text must match the reference. Text has been corrected. —Prhartcom (talk) 13:37, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
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[edit] History section replaced by more appropriate text from different article
The History section of this article contained somewhat inappropriate text (added after this article reached Featured status) that had a few sentences which could be incorporated into other sections of this article but as a whole was not the best choice to describe the history of The Adventures of Tintin. It has been archived here (see also the Archive text box above):
History section as of 10 December 2011.
Meanwhile, in several of the series' articles including The Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham's Treasure, there existed (the same text in each article) a History/Background section that contained very well-written text that is truly the history of the entire Adventures of Tintin series. For that reason, that section has been removed from those articles and moved to this main series article. See the talk page there.
This new History section of this article now requires one additional paragraph explaining the history of The Adventures of Tintin after Nazi-occupied Belguim, which would include Tintin (magazine) and Studios Hergé. I have made a small attempt at that paragraph and absolutely welcome other's creative input to complete it.—Prhartcom (talk) 14:48, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Pronunciation of Tin Tin?
Shouldn't there be a small note on the pronunciation of Tin Tin? Americans pronounce his name as if it was a "tin" in "tin can" Europeans pronounce Tin Tin, with the tin rhyming with "han" as in "Han Solo".
Nasukaren (talk) 10:06, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
- Agreed -- a brief pronunciation guide is worth including. That reminds me, has anyone established a connection between the origin of the name Tin Tin and Rin Tin Tin? Seems too close to be merely coincidental. Cheers, Mabuse (talk) 03:51, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
Surely the pronunciation of Tintin depends on the language used? Not all 'Europeans' pronounce it the same way, viz. the British who pronounce it as in 'tin can', as in most English-language countries. In its original language, French, the nasal I is pronounced [e(n)], where "e" is pronounced like ê and (n) equals the nasal sound (and is silent), so rhymes with 'pain' (= bread). It's also never written in two words as in Rin Tin Tin, but always one. I don't think there was any connection with Rin Tin Tin by the way, and the origin of the name Tintin is explored in more detail in the character's own page.--Stelmaris (talk) 10:04, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
