Talk:Cardinal direction

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Better wording for first paragraph

Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I'm not even sure about the necessity of defining the directions in this opening paragraph, but assuming a definition is wanted I've made my attempt at a more pleasant/readable/concise 2nd sentence. Jimbowley (talk) 14:19, 4 December 2021 (UTC) October 29 2025 ({[UAI User talk:Desiree McKinley]}]11:41 === (Opening paragraph). All but assuming a definition is wanted, defining the directions in this paragraph shall be necessarily no assumption.Four score 7 yes agoReply

Merger proposal

Latest comment: 1 year ago3 comments2 people in discussion

I propose merging all articles about specific cardinal directions into this article. Even the article about north, arguably the most important cardinal direction, has little content, so the merger probably would not create any article size issues. Sausagea1000 (talk) 05:35, 7 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

number of cardinal directions 2409:40E4:10AF:55:4C62:8602:DDE9:A7B0 (talk) 15:02, 26 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

there are 4 cardinal directions this is the right answer of this question 2409:40E4:10AF:55:4C62:8602:DDE9:A7B0 (talk) 15:03, 26 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Better wording for first paragraph

Merger proposal