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March 2

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 2

  1. Definition of "have" in "I would have done it"
  2. The word "brouhaha" has three syllables and any syllable can be the accented one. Is there a term to describe such a word?

March 3

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 3

  1. Pronunciation of <n> + <r> in Korean

March 4

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 4

  1. Is there a noun...
  2. When a sentence itself ends with a period, do you use a second period for closing punctuation?
  3. Don't Leave it out in the Rain

March 5

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 5

  1. Pronunciation of WWII
  2. Solitary work
  3. Too much of a too-muchness
  4. Latin "omnia"

March 6

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 6

  1. Ecevit

March 7

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 7

  1. What do the letters Dx - of diagnosis- stand for?
  2. Award ceremony or awards ceremony?
  3. De Ruyt way to capitalize the admiral's name?
  4. Liens

March 8

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 8

  1. IMO
  2. German to English Translation
  3. farewell ceremony + introducing ceremony

March 9

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 9

  1. Chinese verb term for jet lag in English
  2. Ratio, rational number

March 10

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 10

  1. Etymology of the shogi dragon horse piece. Did it use to be an agate dragon?
  2. Waiting game

March 11

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 11

  1. Is Worcestershire sauce ever called Catsup in English?

March 12

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 12

  1. Chinese restaurant signage
  2. Moonmilk

March 14

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 14

  1. Полвечности
  2. Neatest thing
  3. Esperanto and English
  4. Parameters vs. arguments

March 15

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 15

  1. Translation from Arabic:
  2. Ypsychwipsy?
  3. Glad-eyed

March 16

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 16

  1. Can't Find Definition
  2. I'm looking for a series of four words, which means "to surprise", and which consists of the word "to" - followed by a verb - followed by the words "a surprise".
  3. How do I correctly punctuate a date range involving years?

March 18

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 18

  1. Who is "the latter" when several are mentioned?

March 19

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 19

  1. Errr Eeerr Errr Errrrrrrrrrrr errrrrr

March 20

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 20

  1. When can't you verb a noun in English?
  2. I'm looking for three consonants: C1, C2, C3, with two meaningful English words: C1eC2eC3, and C1eC2C2eC3.
  3. "Selects for ..." or "selects against ..."

March 21

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 21

  1. British English/Usage question

March 22

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 22

  1. Origin of Trudgett
  2. "Nadzieja umiera ostatnia"
  3. Russian texts with accents

March 23

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 23

  1. From, of, out of
  2. What is the correct way to place a number in an alphabetical list?
  3. What is this grammar error?

March 24

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 24

  1. a spin on Singapore Sling
  2. Did you know the word "wrapper" can mean a paint job?

March 25

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 25

  1. Etymology of California

March 26

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 26

  1. ALP spelling
  2. Botanical notation
  3. What is the correct alphabetical order when a title contains a blank space between words?
  4. What does it refer to here?
  5. Another question about alphabetical order: when the title of a film or book is a person's first name and last name
  6. dateline should show place?
  7. Why did the ancient Romans abbreviate everything?

March 27

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 27

  1. by volume
  2. What is the spinal cord called in medical Greek term?
  3. World youngest natural language?

March 28

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 28

  1. For alphabetical order, are abbreviated words considered to be completely spelled out or not?

March 29

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 29

  1. "She insists me to mow the lawn" vs "She insists on me mowing the lawn" or "She insists on my mowing the lawn"
  2. Ein kühles Helles

March 30

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 30

  1. Help understanding a Scottish joke
  2. Polite/formal term for people who are considerably older than you
  3. infusions
  4. Is the word I'm looking for "obfuscate"?

March 31

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2016 March 31

  1. be down for something new
  2. Cuneiform
  3. Good source of poetry analyzed line by line
  4. Proper wording in a sentence: can you use "both" and "each" together?
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