Talk:Chaussee

I am surprised that the article left out the important component of a Chaussee, the lime. See the first sentence in the French Wikipedia under "Chaussée". The French for lime is "chaux", clearly the origin of the word Chausee, and this component is critical because the calcium ions in lime (calcium hydroxide) form links with the silicate ions and silica in rocks/stones. The compaction of soil and/or gravel with calcium compounds like lime is called stabilization, which makes the resulting mass less subject to erosion or mechanical deterioration during use. I need to learn how to add a reference to a Wiki article, so I can cite my French Wiki source. Drbillellis 21:14, 7 September 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drbillellis (talk • contribs)

an historic vs. a historic

According to this page, "clearly, modern usage prefers “a historic” and “a historical,” as well as a before other “h words”: “a hotel,” “a horrible accident,” and “a horrific statistic.”" —Concrete Stocking (talk) 21:04, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, that's interesting. I wonder what other international sources say. But even so, preferred usage is not the same as exclusive usage. I don't think Wikipedia bans valid usage; normally we're quite tolerant of it. Bermicourt (talk) 06:30, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

Good to know. Okay then! —Concrete Stocking (talk) 17:40, 17 July 2020 (UTC)