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Sentence #608077

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Eldad Eldad November 8, 2010 November 8, 2010 at 3:02:22 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

So, what do you suggest?

AlanF_US AlanF_US March 9, 2019 March 9, 2019 at 4:12:00 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I've never heard this idiom in the singular, only in the plural ("The walls have ears"), which already exists as a separate sentence (#2376). It looks like there once might have been a comment about this that has since disappeared. My suggestion would be to reword it as "The walls have ears." (in which case the deduplication script will merge the two sentences) or to simply delete it.

Eldad Eldad March 9, 2019, edited March 9, 2019 March 9, 2019 at 9:48:53 PM UTC, edited March 9, 2019 at 9:51:41 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I don't mind changing it to "The walls have ears." and letting the script delete it. However, some of the other sentences are an exact translation of it. I'm not sure what to do with them (they will not be linked anymore).

Eldad Eldad March 9, 2019 March 9, 2019 at 9:50:59 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Should we then link all the other sentences to the existing "The walls have ears?"

AlanF_US AlanF_US March 9, 2019 March 9, 2019 at 10:33:51 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Another option is just to delete this sentence and let them all remain unlinked. That's the option I prefer, though it has its problems, too.

Eldad Eldad March 10, 2019 March 10, 2019 at 11:16:36 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Alan, please feel free to decide what to do with the sentence - either delete it or whatever. I'm not sure what the best option is.

AlanF_US AlanF_US March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019 at 3:34:13 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I followed danepo's suggestion. Thanks, both of you.

Horus Horus March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019 at 4:05:57 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Please go to #2376.
This sentence has been deleted because it was a duplicate.

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The wall has ears.

added by Eldad, November 8, 2010

#570913

linked by Eldad, November 8, 2010

linked by arashi_29, November 8, 2010

#570913

unlinked by sysko, November 22, 2010

linked by Alois, January 3, 2011

linked by prz_, August 13, 2011

linked by duran, September 14, 2011

linked by marcelostockle, August 6, 2012

linked by eirik174, December 31, 2013

linked by raggione, January 20, 2014

#3036910

linked by Muelisto, February 8, 2014

#3036910

unlinked by Horus, January 19, 2015

linked by Horus, January 19, 2015

linked by Guybrush88, October 28, 2015

linked by Guybrush88, October 28, 2015

linked by Ricardo14, February 28, 2019

linked by danepo, March 9, 2019

unlinked by danepo, March 9, 2019

unlinked by AlanF_US, March 11, 2019

unlinked by AlanF_US, March 11, 2019

unlinked by AlanF_US, March 11, 2019

unlinked by AlanF_US, March 11, 2019

unlinked by AlanF_US, March 11, 2019

unlinked by AlanF_US, March 11, 2019

The walls have ears.

edited by AlanF_US, March 11, 2019

unlinked by Horus, March 11, 2019

The walls have ears.

deleted by Horus, March 11, 2019