Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/May 2016
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- Kalervo Kalervopoika Kullervo Kullervoinen (Untamo/Untamoinen)
- speed (of) up to
- close, use
- French Translation Help?
May 3
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May 4
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- What is the correct verb? Is the noun singular or plural? Is the correct verb "are" or "is"?
- is english destined to become different languages? (e.g british, american, australian..)
May 5
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May 7
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- Benzaiten
- When Japanese write, do they also use the semi-cursive script or other systems?
- Adjective version of 'officer', 'registrar' and 'commissioner'
May 8
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- Allophones
- English word for this?
- Christopher Columbus
- Common error of leaving out the second comma in a nonrestrictive clause
May 9
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May 11
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- German Translation Request
- Superintendent Chalmers from the Simpsons accent
- English understanding problem
May 12
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May 13
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- What was this typo supposed to be?
- Double consonants in German verbs
- Pronunciation of German loanwords in English
May 14
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- What word describes this relationship between words?
- "Pelt a bluff"
- sanskrit
- Maktoum tree, translate from Arabic
May 16
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- Why are most lakes, including the Great Lakes, named with the word "Lake" first? And not the proper name first?
- Etymology of craic further back than Middle Ages
May 21
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May 23
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May 24
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- Create new language for articles: Arabizi
- The word either: should it only precede a list of two items? Or can it precede three or more items?
- At my disposal/at my disposition
May 26
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