Talk:oversend
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Kiwima in topic RFV discussion: April–May 2020
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"To send over, transmit". I suspect a pseudo-archaic invention. Of course you can send a message over the wires etc. but calling it "oversend" does not sound right. Equinox ◑ 20:08, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
- I can only find a single instance of this, where from context it seems to be a product of stilted translation or L2-speak: 1892, "the meeting ... resolved to oversend their affectionate gratitude to the Missionary Union". I would delete. —Nizolan (talk) 22:50, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
- Found two more examples apparently calqued from German: [1] [2]. —Nizolan (talk) 22:54, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
- cited Kiwima (talk) 23:01, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 21:36, 7 May 2020 (UTC)