Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/May 2021

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May 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 1

1. How is the word "crime" divided?

May 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 2

1. Squawking Eclectus
2. Italian, Latin and Portuguese

May 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 6

1. Gestures substituting for words
2. Pronunciation samples of consonants

May 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 9

1. Ausneur
2. Shodd do

May 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 10

1. Uncertainty about row and column headers

May 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 12

1. The s in opposite

May 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 13

1. Notions without a word in this language

May 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 16

1. Ashtamangala
2. Latin precious stones

May 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 17

1. What does tetracosa- mean??
2. English question from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
3. "You put it out wrong"
4. Trying to remember famous case study

May 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 18

1. Ej vs. inte

May 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 19

1. May Day terms without the connotation to Labour Day

May 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 20

1. "May Day" as a help call

May 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 22

1. Quarterdeck

May 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 23

1. Comma between clauses

May 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 24

1. Is there a name for this kind of "parody"

May 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 28

1. Amy Poehler
2. tell me about it
3. Languages that differ by gender
4. English in the Marvel Movie Universe
5. English word-ending [tət], [tɘt], [tɨt], or similar

May 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 29

1. Spelling of /ʔɔ̃.ʔɔ̃/
2. Inspite or In spite?

May 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 May 31

1. duplicated articles (... the The ...)