Talk:1858 Bradford sweets poisoning

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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on February 22, 2007.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that an estimated 20 people died after eating peppermint humbugs that had accidentally been made with arsenic in the 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning?

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confectionary

Is it singular or pural? Graham Beards (talk) 19:51, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently the word refers to a) the candies, b) the practice of making the candies, and c) the place where the candies are made, stored, and sold. So the answer to "is it singular or plural" is.... "yes". You can hire me to work at your confectionary, where you can teach me confectionary, so that I can make confectionary. DS (talk) 20:23, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So what about "confectionaries"? Graham Beards (talk) 20:25, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Graham, I think it's one of those words that can be singular or plural, depending on the use. Just looking at this, "The noun confectionery can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be confectionery. However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be confectioneries e.g. in reference to various types of confectioneries or a collection of confectioneries." Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 09:36, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's true you ''can'' learn something everyday. Graham Beards (talk) 10:21, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Graham Beards As well, the British people use plurals in some places where North Americans would not. For example, what we Canadians call Math, the British call Maths. I believe Maths is actually a more correct contraction of the word Mathematics, but it sounds very strange to people like me who have always heard it called Math. 174.3.216.108 (talk) 22:08, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is more common to use the -ery spelling in UK English, as in the example quoted. John (talk) 02:13, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Repeated sentence

This sentence appears twice: "The adulteration of food had been practised in Britain since before the Middle Ages, but from 1800, with increasing urbanisation and the rise in shop-purchased food, adulterants became a growing problem." Is this an error? It reads like one. YAOMTC (talk) 06:59, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No, it’s not. It appears in the lead (which summarises the article) and the body where there is context, background snd citations. - SchroCat (talk) 07:25, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Questionable language

In the 2nd last sentence of the 3rd paragraph (not including the collapsable Quick Facts), the use of the phrase "breaching it" makes no sense at all. Somebody should fix it. I would if I felt confident enough.

As well, much stronger cautions about using neologisms should be added to the guidelines for writing articles, because Wikipedia is overflowing with trendy words and phrases that were made up on the spot by people who don't know how to write properly. 174.3.216.108 (talk) 22:00, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]