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August 2

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  1. Cat video

August 6

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  1. Language almost-isolate

August 9

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2025 August 9

  1. What's the differemce between a College and a University in the USA?

August 12

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  1. Gauss zum Gedächtnis

August 13

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  1. French from France
  2. Is this a real language?
  3. Questions

August 23

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2025 August 23

  1. Purple prose
  2. Accent to ID
  3. Questions again

August 24

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  1. Origin of "operating on all cylinders"

August 25

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  1. Alphabetic principle

August 26

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  1. Mená Jména

August 27

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  1. Latin

August 28

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2025 August 28

  1. Time expressions
  2. Is the word shush the only English word (besides its derivatives), containing two sounds of ʃ, and not being a compound word (like shapeshifter or shoeshine)?

August 30

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2025 August 30

  1. Googol, silicon, Oregon
  2. What is it called when from and to are used when describing items in a set?
  3. Is there a linguistic term for this?

August 31

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2025 August 31

  1. PIE notation