Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/January 2014
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January 2[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 2
- mispronunciation of /w/ in French
- What is the Arabic on this seal?
- Japanese help: What characters are in this PDF file?
- Adjectives as nouns
- Now, here's a deal that shouldn't be too hard to pass up!
- Chinese Singaporean language Barrier in Canada?
January 3[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 3
- People who sew are sewers?
- train terminology
- Does this article in Icelandic say anything useful about Shm-reduplication?
- filosófya-shmilosófya(פילוסופיה־שמילוסופיה).
- Vagina gentium
- Word puzzle I'm pondering
- Is "hmm" a universal question marker?
January 4[edit]
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January 5[edit]
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January 6[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 6
- Polish song translation
- Japanese help: Which of the following are good secondary sources for Japanese School in Bucharest?
January 7[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 7
- Latin in Bayeux Tapestry
- Should college subjects be capitalized?
- Japanese to English translation request for a Wikimedia Commons photo
- sayanim
January 8[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 8
- English grammar related question
- is there even something slightly objectionable about two of the same word twice in a row?
- What is the origin of the modifier "S-class"?
- The meaning of an English sentence
- What are these Japanese anime characters saying in this anime parody video?
- Can a native chinese speaker tell me how to write the following in vertical traditional chinese?
January 9[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 9
- Portuguese: "vendedor de cautelas"
- help with Latinized English
- Had not got a car – British English
- Mór or less
- To The Wonder/ A La Merveille
January 10[edit]
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January 12[edit]
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January 13[edit]
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January 31[edit]
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January 14[edit]
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January 15[edit]
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January 31[edit]
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January 16[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 16
- "Don't feel" or "don't fear"
- Arabic to English translation request
- Native American alphabet - translating into modern english usage
- All the best!
January 31[edit]
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January 17[edit]
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January 31[edit]
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January 18[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 18
- What is the antonym of cata?
- Japanese help: Is this related to a New York City Japanese newspaper?
- Two grammatical questions in English
- An immigrants' son done good
January 19[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 19
- drag through a sleepless night
- Coördinate
- Word distinction
- Japanese help: Are these addresses the same? What is the Japanese text here?
January 20[edit]
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January 21[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 21
- The old woman shed turbid tears.
- Should a church for protestants be called Protestant church or Christian church?
- Snakker du norsk?
- Which is correct?
January 22[edit]
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January 23[edit]
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January 24[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 24
- Language-related news (spelling reforms etc.)
- Is there a name for this kind of tense?
- The apple is so sweet that it takes only one bite to soften up one's body.
- classes preparing those who failed this year's College Entrance Exam for next year's
- folk belief or folk beliefs
- "Contracting" as a job description
January 25[edit]
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January 26[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 26
- He was told to come again in three days. or He was told to come again three days later.
- Difference between resuscitation room and rescue room
- sometimes...sometimes...sometimes; now...now...now
- 澳盛銀行 (Chinese)
- Strange French accent
January 27[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 27
- repetition in English
- Some officials follow corrupt practices.
- Looking for a word(!) for a perpetrator atheist who murders millions or religious people.
January 28[edit]
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January 29[edit]
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January 30[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2014 January 30
- what is a 夜归人?
- Hebrew Wikipedia Version of {{Expand English}}
- How many different ***types*** of languages are there?
- Better word choice: revoked or rescinded?
- intramural