Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/July 2022

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July 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 3

1. Distinction between loanwords and shared vocabulary
2. Has v. have
3. The little-known gerundial infinitive

July 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 4

1. Chinese (?) translation request

July 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 6

1. Delightful German word
2. number of ASL users compared to other sign languages

July 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 7

1. Latin question

July 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 8

1. Spanish 'last name, first name' order - for bibliography
2. Singular nouns in plural form

July 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 9

1. her can be used on him and his and here's why
2. Medieval European traveler communication in China

July 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 11

1. Turkish almost-homographs with i and ı
2. Were the Simpsons ever dubbed in Commonwealth English?

July 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 13

1. Pronunciation of name "Szilassi"

July 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 14

1. idiom: __ as a boatswain's __
2. Point blank range

July 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 16

1. Literature about the Japanese writing system

July 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 17

1. French verbs

July 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 18

1. Administer
2. Should/would
3. "Would" as a form of past tense

July 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 19

1. Is there a word for this?
2. Mr. Cab Driver
3. Secret celebrity weddings

July 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 20

1. Accents in England

July 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 21

1. Why does Wikipedia use Latin letters ?

July 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 22

1. Expression

July 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 23

1. Might ought to?

July 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 24

1. Obstruent and /h/

July 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 25

1. Politically correct synonym of "mulatto"?

July 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 28

1. Poetic names of Japan
2. Mixed R2L and L2R text
3. Origin of the given name Lefong
4. Accents in England

July 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2022 July 31

1. American pronunciation of family name Weis
2. Pronounciation of Jane Goodall