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April 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 1

1. Plural of Agenda
2. Where have all the "T"s gone?
3. The Icelandic word 'sæll'
4. We are the world

April 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 2

1. Japanese questions
2. The effect of the 'in' prefix

April 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 3

1. False friend
2. Swedish translation
3. German translation
4. Mylar, etc

April 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 4

1. Babies without ani
2. Latin Question
3. "Times larger"

April 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 5

1. Motherfucker
2. Rhiwlas
3. Time taken to learn a language

April 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 6

1. Is halbschwul cromulent German?
2. How did French lose phonemic stress?
3. Thai question
4. Abbreviation minefield
5. Get off my lawn

April 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 7

1. Un-genericized words
2. Nicolas Malebranche
3. Define the accent
4. Dispute re use of "had grossed" vs "has grossed" in film articles.
5. Chinese language help regarding the GPS shift problem in China

April 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 8

1. What Japanese dialect is this?
2. Palmistry
3. Learn Spanish
4. Portuguese lyrics
5. seventh heaven
6. learning
7. Eats, Shoots & Leaves
8. Japanese "must" or "have to"
9. Strange things among English irregular verbs (2nd part)
10. Chinese names pronounced in Japanese

April 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 9

1. Easy on the outside
2. Are national characteristics moulded by language?
3. Expressions of compliment of appearance
4. What does "edlem" mean?
5. ATR 42 at Cambridge Bay Airport, newer livery

April 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 10

1. How many non-Muslims speak Arabic as native speakers?
2. You'd better answer this question, better'nt you
3. "I can has hamburger (/'hæːmbəgə/)" - why the fæck* do I lengthen /æ/ in some words but not others?
4. apostacy
5. aggiustatutto

April 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 11

1. Historical cases of language renouncing due to dissatisfaction with progressing shifts or the like?
2. Song of the Paddle transcription

April 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 12

1. Arabic question: Russian School Dubai
2. Artificial & Art
3. Words that every native speaker must know/extra vocabulary

April 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 13

1. Empty infinitive?
2. Song of the Paddle again...

April 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 14

1. Radio/Radios and ENGVAR

April 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 16

1. yes/no

April 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 17

1. In (the) hospital
2. (Non)Chalant

April 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 18

1. Disallow?

April 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 19

1. Migratory possessive

April 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 20

1. English/Chinese proverb
2. Sasseneire
3. Year in article head

April 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 21

1. Spanish translation request
2. doctor
3. pronunciation of -iza etc.

April 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 22

1. What do you call a quantifier/determiner/whatever that takes plural agreement/countable referent?
2. Difference between "normality" and "normalcy"?
3. -age
4. Arabic transcription request
5. Hand (skin) texture; back & front
6. ig before gn?
7. Latin question

April 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 23

1. Gojūon question
2. Why do so many English military terms come from French ?
3. Arabic question

April 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 24

1. Translation of Italian phrase "meno male"
2. Basic Grammar

April 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 25

1. For all its/it's worth
2. Dutch translation help
3. Arabic question
4. Translation requests: Mexican Spanish to English; IPA needed
5. Korean gender terms

April 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 28

1. V:C: structure in Proto-Germanic
2. Does Upper Right Hand Page Bias Apply to Non-Western Scripts

April 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 29

1. Etymology of the brand name "Brazzers"
2. no longer ... nor
3. Respectful address in language
4. Asking someone out to a restaurant

April 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2015 April 30

1. I'm searching for an Icelandic word
2. Chopin quotation