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December 1
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- Need help with (mock)-Hebrew and Spanish subjunctive
- Meaning of endorse and endorsement
- Romance languages question
- Adonay adoneynu and therefore hashem adoneynu?
- Unclear Word
December 2
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- vice versa
- Why are long sentences automatically perceived to be run-on?
- Two word Russian translation: big baby or overgrown child?
- English naming practice (has gone mad)
December 3
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December 4
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- Would native Spanish speakers understand a foreign Spanish speaker who really can't pronounce the r's?
- Speech disorders only for speakers who fail to pronounce their native language?
December 5
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December 6
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- Is ¡Dios mío! as blasphemous to Spanish speakers as "Oh, my god" is to English speakers?
- What's a khafīf consonant in Arabic?
December 7
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- Can "God" and "divine providence" be used interchangeably?
- are italics sometimes used to de-emphasize?
- Stir-fry
- Prophet Muhammad
- WikiSource transcription error?
- Latin question
- List of Biblical names across languages
December 8
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December 9
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Sandhi error in Sanskrit userbox?- Conditions Latin
- "Oven" in Norwegian language
- Requesting German to English translation
- Are the dialects in Britain mutually intelligible?
December 10
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- Formal reading of ordinal numbers
- Is there a word for a household or family with three or more income earners?
December 11
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December 12
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December 14
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December 15
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- Rastrogar (or Rasrogar)
- Do "love marriages" involve parental consent or approval?
- Translation from Middle French
- can anyone please correct the grammar in this sentence
- apostrophe
December 16
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- "Knowledge is the fruits of science"?
- What is the origin of "shtang" or "shtaung"?
- Is "data" singular or plural?
- Trying to pronounce ð and θ
- attn vs. c/o
December 17
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- Why do people use "we" to refer to the human species instead of using third person?
- What does it mean when an old, unattractive man is perceived to be "cute" by young teenagers?
December 19
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- Seeking an article from the Ukrainian newspaper Ukraínskaya Pravda
- Languages that lack standardization/spelling rules?
- "or" in Keats
- Help with DE>AR name transcription
- Does the Spanish
eñaeñe (ñ) go back to a double n (nn)?
December 20
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December 21
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- Is there a term of endearment in English that means polite, well-mannered, and obedient?
- Bundesigel?
- Japanese abbreviations
- British accents identification
December 22
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- Proper punctuation for a possessive noun within parentheses
- Infamous
- what demographic uses LMK for let me know?
- Translation help
- Term for "the dole" ?
- Why is St. John pronounced like "Sinjin"?
December 23
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- Simplified Chinese with more strokes than traditional
- What language is the following sentence? "Jtaten, mon frero Julien".
December 24
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- British slang: "Butter wouldn't melt in your mouth"
- Licenses, permits, and concessions
- Ancient Greek Transliteration Technique
December 26
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December 27
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December 28
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- 天生 = nature or disposition
- Japanese 9, ku, and Chinese relationship?
- "home is where the heart is"; "home is where you hang your hat"
- She for ships, he for aircraft?
- who is "we"
December 29
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- Replacement for the word literally
- Parsing a sentence in a prayer to Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster
- Some nuance in a Churchill quote
December 30
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- Singular or plural
- What on earth is a "Casal"?
- Unafforested
- Translation of the title of De legibus & consuetudinibus Angliæ