Talk:Augustine Birrell

New file: Augustine Birrell; Katharine Frances Asquith (née Horner); Anthony Birrell by Lady Ottoline Morrell.jpg

Recently the file File:Augustine Birrell; Katharine Frances Asquith (née Horner); Anthony Birrell by Lady Ottoline Morrell.jpg was uploaded and it appears to be relevant to this article and not currently used by it. If you're interested and think it would be a useful addition, please feel free to include it. Dcoetzee 21:49, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

I've incorporated a slightly modified (cropped) version. Thanks. Scolaire (talk) 07:46, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Pronunciation of 'Birrell'

Many Wiki pages begin with a phonetic spelling. For some reason, this one doesn't. Does Birrell rhyme with 'bell' or squirrel'? Valetude (talk) 15:06, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

With 'squirrel'. Scolaire (talk) 15:53, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Useful - I was just wondering this myself.Paulturtle (talk) 01:05, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

Assessment comment

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Assessed as mid-importance for WikiProject Ireland because he was Chief Secretary for Ireland. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:41, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

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"in this post" in the intro

The sentence “In this post, he was praised…” is correct, but the word "post" is unclear.

Most readers (including me!) now take "post' to mean an online article which often has a POV or other opinionated stance. In this context it refers to an office or position, yet the modern meaning can mislead the reader and make it seem as if at one point the Wikipedia page praised or criticised the subject. This is not ideal in a disputed topic and is easily sorted out.

A clearer and safer choice would be “during his tenure”, “in this position”, or “while in office”. These avoid the digital meaning of post and state the point without confusion.

I also think making sure there's no ambiguity over who was assessing him - his contemporaries, or people from later, modern timeframes like historians and so on.

if it was in fact referring to how this was his contemporaries praising him and not a later assessment by stating " While in this position, contemporaries praised... etc" or others.

I think I am being somewhat pendantic but understand that this might be a confusing choice of phrasing for others.

let me know your thoughts.

Ne quid nemis (talk) 03:02, 9 August 2026 (UTC)