Talk:Étalon, Somme

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I took the liberty of moving this article to Étalon (commune). Étalon is used much more commonly in English to refer to a Fabry-Pérot étalon.--Srleffler (talk) 21:46, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved this article further on to Étalon, Somme as this is the standard practice for disambiguating French communes. See here. I also removed the italics from the term commune, as this is a word in English dictionaries. It is linked to the article Communes of France to give meaning to its usage in this context. Kiwipete (talk) 08:01, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I really think commune needs to be in italics. Most English readers seeing the statement "Étalon is a commune in the Somme department and Picardie region of France" will assume that Étalon is a commune. The use of the word commune for municipalities in France (and elsewhere) is unfamiliar, at least to North Americans. Intentional communities called "communes" are much more widely known (at least in North America).--Srleffler (talk) 14:37, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That is precisely why the term is linked to Communes of France. See here for other examples of common English terms being used for specific French subdivisions. Kiwipete (talk) 10:20, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]