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Why was "zh" picked to represent /ʒ/, and where does it come from?
Apr 12, 2022
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Is the schwa sound consistent?
May 10, 2019
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Is there some relationship between the modern u and μ?
May 18, 2017
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Why are French, Italian, Spanish etc. listed as SVO languages?
Feb 6, 2019
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In romance languages, are there examples of male names that derive from female names?
Aug 1, 2018
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Replacing Chinese characters with pinyin forever as Vietnamese did
Dec 8, 2016
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Does IPA notation ever get capitalized to match their written counterparts?
Oct 26, 2017
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Why is Korean considered a language isolate?
Dec 5, 2016
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Since when did Indo-European languages start associating noun genders with male/female sexes?
May 2, 2021
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What is the correct term for a "lazy L"?
Jul 11, 2020
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Why is embassy spelled with E but ambassador with A?
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Why were Scottish & Irish names once rendered with apostrophes instead of "Mac" or "Mc"?
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How should I spell Zelensky?
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What does "Dis sho' am good" mean in this old advertisement?
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"I am finished my sandwich" sounds correct but "I am started my sandwich" does not?