Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/September 2018

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September 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 1

1. Nevertheless

September 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 2

1. "is when" when defining a word

September 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 3

1. German prefixes

September 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 4

1. Ato em frente ao Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) 2018-09-03
2. Postpositive adjective plural possessives.

September 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 6

1. Tense

September 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 7

1. "Lightsaber" in British English

September 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 9

1. Inside baseball

September 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 10

1. New question about English orthography
2. Cruz, Cruise and Crews
3. Does a VCVCVCVC word exist in English?

September 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 11

1. How much to know a foreign language
2. (Thing)-less wonder

September 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 13

1. Getting accent from one's spouse?

September 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 14

1. ISO 639-1 code for Dutch language
2. Cote d'Ivorian family names

September 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 15

1. are all charactonyms also aptronyms?
2. Linear A
3. Semivowels

September 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 17

1. Polyglot
2. Correct punctuation for professional titles
3. Correct punctuation for telephone numbers
4. How do you pronounce "dog"?
5. Turning left vs. turning right: who said it?

September 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 18

1. Where in WP re questions about grammar answered?

September 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 20

1. Hieroglyphs for "solar barge"

September 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 22

1. Singular or plural?
2. Translation

September 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 23

1. Definition and origin of "halfin", a fluid measure
2. Use of the term culture of life

September 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 24

1. Mid-Autumn Festival

September 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 25

1. And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter ...
2. Sombrero Pronunciation (Question for Native Spanish Speakers)

September 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 27

1. Sweet summer child

September 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 29

1. Welsh translation

September 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2018 September 30

1. ǃ͡kxʼ
2. Nautical terms