Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/August 2018

Welcome to the Wikipedia Language Reference Desk Archives
The page you are currently viewing is a monthly archive index. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current reference desk pages.

August 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 1

1. Death and birth
2. Welsh translation - grave of David Lloyd George

August 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 2

1. 株式会社リコーKabushiki-gaisha Rikō

August 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 4

1. doubt about 1st civlization

August 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 5

1. Why Mien Language never heard of
2. assert itself as

August 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 6

1. Arabic translation

August 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 7

1. Singular or plural verb form
2. "cesoie da tosatore" in english

August 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 9

1. Probability that a word is known

August 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 10

1. Rail fail
2. The use of articles in establishing alphabetical order

August 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 12

1. Whack up a ginger

August 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 13

1. Incorrect correction?
2. Word

August 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 14

1. Could someone translate the Japanese language in this link in this anime picture?

August 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 15

1. Correct abbreviation for "United States"

August 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 18

1. Reduplication in names of genres
2. On Latin interjections
3. Muggins
4. German film title translation
5. Zacke (German) in English

August 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 20

1. Swedish "-qvist"

August 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 21

1. "XXX dilemna" for posts without an answer
2. Less vs. Fewer
3. affect/effect
4. Aus English

August 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 22

1. walan in Beowulf (Old English)
2. 360 noscope

August 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 23

1. Kanji characters that have been simplified

August 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 25

1. Etymology of the word “gypsy”

August 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 27

1. Melaik

August 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 28

1. Correlate

August 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 29

1. Translation request - Japanese to English: WWII era medallion with some unknown characters.
2. Polish

August 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 30

1. (Welsh/Cymraeg) Mae vs ydy

August 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 August 31

1. Can't ride for toffee