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On 27 January 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from Independent school (United Kingdom) to Private schools in the United Kingdom. The result of the discussion was moved. |
The result of the move request was: moved. Consensus to move. Editors in favor of the move have provided evidence and policy based arguments in support of their position. ( non-admin closure) BilledMammal ( talk) 14:30, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
Independent school (United Kingdom) → Private schools in the United Kingdom – "Private school" is the WP:COMMONNAME in the UK. It is also consistent with the recently moved private school (see Talk:Private school#Requested move 30 November 2022). Per ngrams, it seems "independent" was more common in the past when applied to the UK, but that is not the case anymore ( [1]). Google scholar also shows more results for "private school" (For England: [2] [3], for UK: [4] [5]). The media also uses "private school" more frequently, for example the BBC ( [6] [7]). Even more pronounced difference in the Guardian ( [8] [9]). I am happy to discuss other options with "private school" in the title, the main issue is to move to the more common name. Vpab15 ( talk) 15:35, 27 January 2023 (UTC)— Relisting. -- Dane talk 16:33, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
The only limitation is an entrance exam - same as a state grammar school - and to some extent funding. Haha, that was really funny. According to [10], the average fees are £14,940 per school year. Very affordable. And you can always sell one of your Rolls-Royces to pay for it if you are a bit short of cash. More seriously, per my comment below both terms are used interchangeably. The evidence I provided might be limited (all evidence is), but it is much better than the one you have provided, which is none whatsoever. Vpab15 ( talk) 21:47, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
I keep hearing references to this been a phenomenon associated exclusively with British private schools, but not being a native, I am not sure about this subject. Could someone more informed add a section about this to the article? 31.94.60.127 ( talk) 00:41, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
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On 27 January 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from Independent school (United Kingdom) to Private schools in the United Kingdom. The result of the discussion was moved. |
The result of the move request was: moved. Consensus to move. Editors in favor of the move have provided evidence and policy based arguments in support of their position. ( non-admin closure) BilledMammal ( talk) 14:30, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
Independent school (United Kingdom) → Private schools in the United Kingdom – "Private school" is the WP:COMMONNAME in the UK. It is also consistent with the recently moved private school (see Talk:Private school#Requested move 30 November 2022). Per ngrams, it seems "independent" was more common in the past when applied to the UK, but that is not the case anymore ( [1]). Google scholar also shows more results for "private school" (For England: [2] [3], for UK: [4] [5]). The media also uses "private school" more frequently, for example the BBC ( [6] [7]). Even more pronounced difference in the Guardian ( [8] [9]). I am happy to discuss other options with "private school" in the title, the main issue is to move to the more common name. Vpab15 ( talk) 15:35, 27 January 2023 (UTC)— Relisting. -- Dane talk 16:33, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
The only limitation is an entrance exam - same as a state grammar school - and to some extent funding. Haha, that was really funny. According to [10], the average fees are £14,940 per school year. Very affordable. And you can always sell one of your Rolls-Royces to pay for it if you are a bit short of cash. More seriously, per my comment below both terms are used interchangeably. The evidence I provided might be limited (all evidence is), but it is much better than the one you have provided, which is none whatsoever. Vpab15 ( talk) 21:47, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
I keep hearing references to this been a phenomenon associated exclusively with British private schools, but not being a native, I am not sure about this subject. Could someone more informed add a section about this to the article? 31.94.60.127 ( talk) 00:41, 18 April 2024 (UTC)