Talk:Water key

Contradiction in opening section[edit]

There's a possible contradiction in opening two paragraphs:

the first paragraph includes "...It is otherwise known as a water valve or, less euphemistically, a spit valve..."
the second para includes "They are often erroneously referred to as "spit valves", as the myth persists that some or much of the liquid consists of spit. It doesn't..."

The use of "less euphemistically" indicates that while distasteful in some way the phrase "spit valve" is correct. However I don't know how much spit is in the water accumulating in these instruments so can't say which statement is correct.Chris (talk) 15:50, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Have decided to remove the above ambiguity while acknowledging that Water valves are commonly known as 'spit valves' AND that the liquid is not primarily spit Chris (talk) 15:40, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]