Talk:Strauss

Esszet

I thought the consensus on Wikipedia is that English Wikipedia uses English. "ß" is not English.

That depends on the usage in English sources. If the "ss" spelling is dominant, the English Wikipedia uses that, too; see Franz Josef Strauss or Adolf Strauss. If not, we use "ß". -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 10:42, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ostrich Incorrect

This is a etymology fallacy. Strauss naming, is understood German peer reviewed academic writing to mostly most likely from origin in the Strasburg region, with other serious theories in the words for a local wine tavern, or possibly in the root word for belligerent, ie fighter .The ostrich claim is not taken seriously and is a fallacious folk etymology. Essentially this developed as a reverse etymology due to the similarity of the existing name to the latin for ostrich.

There are other absurd claims that have crept into the article as of late. Such the "only" spelling outside of Germany is "strauss" when this Germanic name is at least 1,000 years old and appears in Germanic family languages such as Dutch and Scandinavian languages as Struss, Strauber, and Straus, Struis, Struijs, Struys, and Strutz.68.50.105.89 (talk) 05:53, 27 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]