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"Both the Left Bank (Rive Gauche) and the Right Bank (Rive Droite) are visible from the boat." Really? This is a silly sentence. How many rivers do you know where you CAN'T see both banks? Particularly in the middle of a European city? -- 621PWC ( talk) 01:53, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
This article was originally titled Bateaux Mouches, but was changed to the present singular back in 2007 with a redirect, apparently without discussion. As used in the lead sentence, the plural form is both the name of the company and also correct if used generically. It is the most common term and better conforms to WP:NAME. JGHowes talk 15:09, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved per consensus, awaiting G6 on target page. Tiggerjay ( talk) 06:45, 22 October 2015 (UTC) Tiggerjay ( talk) 06:45, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
( non-admin closure) Bateau Mouche → Bateaux Mouches – The plural form is the proper name of the company and also correct if used generically --Relisted. — Amakuru ( talk) 18:10, 21 October 2015 (UTC) JGHowes talk 15:09, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
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"Both the Left Bank (Rive Gauche) and the Right Bank (Rive Droite) are visible from the boat." Really? This is a silly sentence. How many rivers do you know where you CAN'T see both banks? Particularly in the middle of a European city? -- 621PWC ( talk) 01:53, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
This article was originally titled Bateaux Mouches, but was changed to the present singular back in 2007 with a redirect, apparently without discussion. As used in the lead sentence, the plural form is both the name of the company and also correct if used generically. It is the most common term and better conforms to WP:NAME. JGHowes talk 15:09, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved per consensus, awaiting G6 on target page. Tiggerjay ( talk) 06:45, 22 October 2015 (UTC) Tiggerjay ( talk) 06:45, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
( non-admin closure) Bateau Mouche → Bateaux Mouches – The plural form is the proper name of the company and also correct if used generically --Relisted. — Amakuru ( talk) 18:10, 21 October 2015 (UTC) JGHowes talk 15:09, 13 October 2015 (UTC)