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  1. Lithuanian, Latvian: how similar/different are they?

    Jan 13, 2014 · Hello there! I'd like to ask native Lithuanian and Latvian speakers about how they see the other language. For non-Baltic readers: Lithuanian and Latvian are two closely related …

  2. Remembering conversations in a different language

    Apr 20, 2007 · That is a really interesting question. For me, it seems to depend on the impact of the conversation. A sentence associated with intense emotions is stored in the original …

  3. different types of apostrophes - WordReference Forums

    Jul 9, 2013 · However, different keyboards around the world, especially those that need to create accents (in French, e.g., acute and grave) do not always produce such a symbol "correctly". …

  4. people with/from/of different backgrounds - WordReference Forums

    Nov 27, 2016 · There are some discussions here: Of/with/from different background. But it is not exactly what I am looking for. I am wondering which of the following is correct: (a) I've been …

  5. in different times-at different times | WordReference Forums

    Jan 26, 2011 · In several different scenes in the film, we see the eponymous characters at different stages of their marriage. If I wish to use the word "time" to talk about how the film is …

  6. Full stops/periods and spaces with initials in different styles

    Jan 29, 2018 · Hello Everyone, I have a specific question about full stops/periods and spaces with initials of names, as used in different versions of English/as recommended by different style …

  7. Why are there different prefixes with the same meaning?

    Jan 7, 2015 · The question is almost like "why are there different words that have the same meaning?" (E.g.: "car" and "automobile".) Surely you must have synonyms in Russian, too, …

  8. bullshit/horseshit/chickenshit/batshit: Animal Excrement & English ...

    Feb 27, 2009 · I was pondering (don't ask ) the different meanings of various expressions of animal excrement. For example, in my little corner of the English speaking world (Western …

  9. difference between "EA" and "unit" | WordReference Forums

    Apr 30, 2014 · Where are you thinking of using these, or where have you seen them used? EA is short for 'each', and so has a meaning different from that of unit. In some contexts you might …

  10. Onomatopoeia for howling - WordReference Forums

    Oct 31, 2007 · Hello, everyone! My question is: what written word could I use to represent dogs' or wolves' howling? For example, the voice of cat is written like "meow", but what would …