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July 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 2

1. Hard and soft C
2. Song lyrics transcription

July 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 3

1. Sourcing for a neologism
2. in the cloud? on the cloud?
3. There's bad things happening here

July 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 4

1. Cuneiform
2. Possessives
3. Besides dyslexia, what reading or writing impairments exist?
4. Term for "string of synonyms"

July 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 6

1. Remedial writing
2. Narner

July 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 7

1. Morning is an ambiguous term
2. Soccer
3. Indonesian language

July 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 8

1. Portuguese phonology
2. Syllabification
3. The Belgian composer, Karel Goeyvaerts
4. Pommelion
5. the most imaginative question tags ever : ) by Mr.khaled Zalat
6. Translation in Revelation 6:8: death or plague?

July 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 9

1. "ː" as a distinguishing feature in English phonology

July 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 10

1. Pronunciation of "taco"
2. Malay: Range of meanings of "Tupai"
3. Google's pronunciation alphabet
4. "Lola" and Language.

July 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 11

1. Plebian and plebeian

July 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 12

1. Hebrew verb question

July 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 13

1. 'count' is 'counting place'?
2. "like we did" vs "like what we did"
3. Japanese translation help
4. Keeanga? Yamahtta?

July 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 14

1. Tsk, tsk

July 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 17

1. Douaouda
2. Medical tautology

July 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 19

1. Greek greeting
2. Tycho Brahe
3. "Homicide" in BrEng

July 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 20

1. Do we use italics or not, when a foreign language title also includes parenthetically an English translation?

July 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 21

1. Maklergalgen
2. uncertain house arrest

July 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 22

1. the damage was much greater than it was
2. Alina

July 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 23

1. –age
2. Advance Australia Fair
3. Is appearance of white hair in early age belongs to psychological troubles?

July 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 24

1. 'College' for ages 3–18?
2. French to English Wiki article creation
3. English Intensifiers
4. Parenthetical phrases

July 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 25

1. Sand Fire
2. How to Layout
3. "It hasn't almost changed", or "it almost hasn't changed": Are both correct?
4. Can the expression "surrender you" mean: "give you up", and not only "extradite you"?
5. They'll knock me for six
6. Bedspreads, quilts, duvets, duvet covers, comforters, comforter covers, coverlets, etc.
7. Boys' Basketball

July 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 26

1. Constructed language
2. Snotty State
3. Strong English accent

July 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 27

1. English grammar question

July 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 28

1. Hath or have?
2. Meaning of "tinny" (applied to sounds)

July 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 29

1. Pronunciation of "harass" & "harassment"
2. Japanese abbreviations
3. who said "experiment is asking a question of nature"

July 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 30

1. Free French language lessons
2. English novel containing Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch

July 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 July 31

1. Question of German grammar: "das beste erhaltene"