Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/April 2011
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April 1[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 1
- In the following sentence "himself" referes to whom? Why?
- Origin of "Black-Eyed Susan"
- Schränker
- French name for Warsaw
April 2[edit]
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April 3[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 3
- Proche-Orient vs. Moyen-Orient
- Is it "a" or "an" before "heuristic" (and similar words)?
- Premier vs. premiere
- What is a revival?
- Gunihatawagotonohotondoha
- Looking for a learners' monolingual french dictionary
- Poetry
April 4[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 4
- Lyrics of Lady Gaga's Born This Way
- Sign (linguistics)
- What is the meaning of "East eats West"?
- Stress-dependent meanings
- Big bird, little bird
- Napiery
- Spanish help
April 5[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 5
- French expression « le suivi transversal »
- Please Advise
- Looking for a word
- Moose/elk
- Relative pronouns
April 6[edit]
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April 7[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 7
- Looking for a word
- language
- What's the French word for "fletcher"?
- What language is the word "Zaheregiu" if, in fact, ANY language?
- Japanese translation
- What meaning does the use of Prefix which is used in the following words convey?
- Pronunciation of zombie
- Researcher who wired up their own house to study their own baby
- Beckett
- Writing help
- Latin
April 8[edit]
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April 9[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 9
- "Spoon" as a verb
- Are letters and other grapheme linguistic signs?
- Ambiguity of the word "more"
- 李白的「送友人」
- Cletus Spuckler
- IPA spelling help
- Could some translate this Spanish song?
- Indicative Pronouns
- Intransitive Verbs in the Passive Voice?
April 10[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 10
- Cuál es el mejor Museo de México para visitar?
- French
- "Homeopathic" taking on a generic meaning?
- 'Neither' at the end of a sentence
- In Irish "english" what does it mean to "lay down ones shawl"?
April 11[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 11
- Blockbuster - new meaning?
- Help with sentence in Price Tag
- Pronunciation of Ani-kutani
- Rhyme or chant children use to remember how to spell "Mississippi"
- Synonyms that have opposite connotation?
- Lain and Greek
April 12[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 12
- Japanese help
- German/English Luck/Glück
- Stress of the armenian names
- Etymology of some obscure hibernicisms
April 13[edit]
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April 14[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 14
- Need to understand grammatical structure of the following sentence
- Russian map
- Word for someone who enjoys seeing others suffering
- Facebook Terminology
- Adverbs and auxiliaries
April 15[edit]
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April 16[edit]
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April 17[edit]
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April 18[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 18
- Hebrew help
- Schwas in metrical English poetry
- Does anyone remember this ?
- pronunciation of "Æthelberht" and "Attenborough"
- Japanese translation
- Intelligibility of French
- Singular us?
- Eastern European map
- Nouns indicating residency
- Japanese translation
- "Gotten" not standard?
April 19[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 19
- Portuguese help
- French translation
- French adjectives
- French capitalisation of adjectives and nouns in titles
- Question on biblical latin
April 20[edit]
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April 21[edit]
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April 22[edit]
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- picture vs photo
- Extrametricality
- /r/
- extended meaning of 'kreplach'
- ACT English section
- Funny Armenian translation
April 23[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 23
- Demonyms for Niger and Nigeria
- Cryptic crossword
- Deltas And Tributaries
- Literal translation from Spanish = Sexual harassment?
April 24[edit]
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April 25[edit]
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April 26[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 26
- Downward Comparisons of Plural Nouns often treated as singular.
- Fastest language?
- Italian pronunciation and IPA for the name "Cocchi"
- What does this line mean?
- language
- Modern Japanese
April 27[edit]
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April 29[edit]
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2011 April 29
- Double loan words
- Pronunciation of The Mall, London
- Adjectives following nouns and pronouns in English
- Japanese translation