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Of interest
"Of interest" alternates between appendices and glossaries and is featured on Tuesdays.

Nominations (appendices)

 * Appendix:Days of the Week
 * Sunday: Abkhaz амҽыша, Afrikaans Sondag, Amharic እሑድ (ehud), Arabic الأحد (al-'áHad) ... --Yair rand 06:14, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Appendix:Latin cardinal numerals
 * ūnus, duo, trēs, quattuor, quīnque ... --Yair rand 20:50, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Appendix:Words found only in dictionaries
 * ablectick, abligurie, abligurition, ablocate, ablocation ... --Yair rand 23:26, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Appendix:English suffixes
 * -a, -ability, -able, -ably, -ac, -acea ... --Yair rand 23:26, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Appendix:ISO 639-3
 * aaa (Ghotuo), aab (Alumu-Tesu), aac (Ari), aad (Amal), aae (Arbëreshë Albanian) ... --Yair rand 06:18, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Appendix:Countries of the world
 * Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola ... --Yair rand 22:42, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Appendix:Variations of "b"
 * b, B, ḃ, ḅ, ḇ, ƀ, ᵬ, ᶀ, ɓ, ƃ, б, β, ㅂ, ฿, ⠃ ... --Yair rand 02:56, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Appendix:Spanish numerals
 * uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, ocho ... --Yair rand 02:19, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Appendix:Scripps winning words
 * Laodicean, guerdon, serrefine, Ursprache, appoggiatura ... L&#9786;g&#9786;maniac ☃ 02:14, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Appendix:Na'vi
 * ’ampi /ʔam.pi/ (touch), ’aw /ˈʔaw/ (one), ’awpo /ʔaw.po/ (one individual) ... --Yair rand 04:47, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Appendix:Units of time
 * second: Afrikaans sekonde, Albanian sekondë, Arabic ثانية, Armenian վայրկյան ... --Yair rand 05:45, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Appendix:Words used as placeholders to count seconds
 * battleship, Mississippi, one thousand, hippopotamus, elephant
 * Appendix:Emoticons
 * -), :-|, :-/, :-D, 8^), =D, ^_~, ¬_¬, o.O --Yair rand 06:25, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Nominations (glossaries)

 * Glossary of finance
 * banker's acceptance, bear market, bill of exchange, bull market, bond ... --Yair rand 02:50, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Glossary of golf
 * ace, action, address, aim, aimline, airmail the green ... --Yair rand 06:32, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Glossary of architecture
 * aisle, apron, apse, arcade, arch, architrave ... --Yair rand 03:17, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Literary progenitor
"Literary progenitor" is the "Saturday Special" and showcases a word and a group of its descendants.

Nominations
(More at panis) —Internoob (Disc•Cont) 23:42, 28 April 2010 (UTC) L&#9786;g&#9786;maniac ☃ 21:43, 4 April 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 17:36, 2 April 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 17:36, 2 April 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 07:37, 2 April 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 06:18, 2 April 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 06:18, 2 April 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 06:18, 2 April 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 05:52, 2 April 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 21:58, 3 March 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 07:39, 15 February 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 20:52, 4 February 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 06:36, 27 December 2009 (UTC) L&#9786;g&#9786;maniac ☃ 01:28, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 04:56, 12 November 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 04:56, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

If words could talk
"If words could talk" features an etymology on Saturdays.

Nominations

 * sardine
 * from  (compare Spanish, Italian ), ; from the name of the island of Sardinia,.
 * OK
 * Abbreviated fanciful spelling of "all correct" (oll korrect), as part of a fad for similar comical abbreviations (of which no others have survived) in the United States in the late 1830s. —Internoob (Disc•Cont) 21:58, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
 * gnu
 * Taken from, likely onomatopoeia of the grunt-type noise of the gnu. —Internoob (Disc•Cont) 22:27, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * grass
 * , from (cf. 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from  'to grow'. Related to grow and green. —Internoob (Disc•Cont) 05:06, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Eskimo
 * First attested 1584, as Esquimawes. From, from plural  (possibly from Spanish  or ), from the Algonquin language . This was once thought to mean "eaters of raw meat", but most authorities now believe it signifies either "netters of snowshoes" or "speakers of a foreign language". Compare Ojibwe .  The name was originally applied by the Innu people to the Mi'kmaq, and later transferred to the Labrador Inuit; see usage notes. —Internoob (Disc•Cont) 20:14, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * banana
 * From, via or . —Internoob (Disc•Cont) 20:07, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * tobacco
 * 1588, from, in turn either from (Spanish circa 1410, Arabic dating to 9th century), or from , in sense “a roll of tobacco leaves” or “a pipe for smoking tobacco”. The term is thus either an Old World term (of Arabic origin) applied to a New World plant, or a New World word. —Internoob (Disc•Cont) 22:42, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * bizarre
 * From, from , probably from ; cf. Spanish . —Internoob (Disc•Cont) 23:29, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
 * kung fu
 * Based on the Wade-Giles romanization of the Chinese (Wade-Giles: kung1-fu, Pinyin: gōngfu, ). --Yair rand 21:39, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
 * island
 * . The S was added by confusion with 🇨🇬, which is not related but is instead from 🇨🇬.  Cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.  Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, Old Norse eyland and 🇨🇬 as in Anglesey, Bardsey, Ely.—Internoob (Disc•Cont) 03:31, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
 * taboo
 * . The word entered English around 1777. —Internoob (Disc•Cont) 03:31, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
 * xe
 * This pronoun has been independently invented by several people. Don Rickter invented the pronoun xe in November 1971. It appeared in "UU World" (the Unitarian Universalist publication) on 1 May 1973. Mario Pei gave him credit on page 145 of his 1978 book, "Weasel Words". It is also attributed to Jim Sinclair, who apparently coined it circa 1992. --Yair rand 04:01, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

The word out
"The word out" present interesting quotes and word usage that have arisen from recent events. Featured Thursdays.

Newly discovered
"Newly discovered" displays a neologism and must include a citation. Featured Wednesdays.


 * Nominations for "Newly discovered" belong on Newly discovered.

Friday's foreign phrase
Includes a foreign language phrasebook entry and its English translation. Must include an IPA pronunciation.

Nominations

 * Scottish Gaelic madainn mhath good morning, greetings, hello --Yair rand 07:30, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Slovak dobrý deň good day --Yair rand 07:30, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Syriac ܒܪܝܟ ܨܦܪܐ (brīk ṣaprā’, ) good morning (literally blessed morning) --Yair rand 02:32, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Armenian Ես քեզ սիրում եմ (Yes k’ez sirum em, ) I love you --Yair rand 07:05, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Afrikaans ek verstaan nie I don't understand --Yair rand 07:05, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Hungarian jó éjszakát kívánok good night --Yair rand 07:52, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Italian che ore sono What time is it? --Yair rand 07:52, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Hebrew תּוֹדָה רַבָּה thank you very much --Yair rand 01:59, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Esperanto kiom vi aĝas how old are you? --Yair rand 01:59, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * American Sign Language BentB@BackFinger-PalmBack-BentB@CenterChesthigh-PalmBack C@Ulnar-PalmUp-C@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp 1@CenterChesthigh-TipFingerForward how are you? --Yair rand 01:53, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * German auf Wiedersehen goodbye --Yair rand 01:36, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * French je ne comprends pas I don't understand --Yair rand 04:35, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Hebrew בֹּקֶר טוֹב (bóker tov, ) good morning --Yair rand 05:40, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Esperanto kiel vi fartas how are you? --Yair rand 05:40, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Funny quote
Funny quotes presents an amusing (for any reason) or witty quote from the Wiktionary. Featured Fridays.

Nominations

 * “‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.’ “‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’  “‘The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master -- that's all.’  “Alice was too much puzzled to say anything; so after a minute Humpty Dumpty began again. ‘They've a temper, some of them -- particularly verbs: they're the proudest -- adjectives you can do anything with, but not verbs -- however, I can manage the whole lot of them! Impenetrability! That's what I say!’”
 * —Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass, Chapter VI. —Internoob (Disc•Cont) 01:38, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * "They spell it "Vinci" and pronounce it "Vinchy". Foreigners always spell better than they pronounce." -1869, Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, p182 --L&#9786;g&#9786;maniac ☃ 01:55, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * “Ain’t! How often am I to tell you ain’t ain’t a word?” -1896, Israel Zangwill, Without Prejudice, p21 --Yair rand 03:57, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Rhymes with chimes
"Rhymes with chimes" is a collection of rhymes which is featured on Thursays.

Nominations
--Yair rand 03:23, 2 April 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 03:16, 2 April 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 03:16, 2 April 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 02:58, 2 April 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 07:04, 11 February 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 07:04, 11 February 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 21:07, 5 January 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 21:04, 5 January 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 07:13, 5 January 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 07:06, 5 January 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 04:08, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 00:52, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 00:37, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 23:59, 15 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 02:39, 15 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 23:18, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

On equal terms
"On equal terms" is a collection of synonyms which is featured on Thursdays. All nominations must include a link to a Wikisaurus entry.

Nominations
--Yair rand 06:44, 11 February 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 06:44, 11 February 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 06:44, 11 February 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 06:44, 11 February 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 22:09, 3 February 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 22:09, 3 February 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 07:15, 25 January 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 07:15, 25 January 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 07:02, 25 January 2010 (UTC) --Yair rand 21:30, 21 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 19:46, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 05:19, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 05:17, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 05:12, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 04:27, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 00:34, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 00:28, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 00:21, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 00:17, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 00:08, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 00:06, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 00:04, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 00:01, 16 December 2009 (UTC) --Yair rand 04:32, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

In tongues
Any English word and six translations. Featured Mondays. Please only include translation that have entries.

Nominations

 * fleece : Scottish Gaelic [rùsg]], Catalan velló, Russian шерсть, French toison, Hungarian gyapjú, Polish runo
 * cruel: Mongolian хэрцгий, Hebrew אַכְזָרִי, Kurdish zalim, Georgian სასტიკი, Bulgarian жесток, Italian crudele
 * stalk : Italian gambo, Kurdish bistîk, Korean 그루, Greek μίσχος, French tige, Polish łodyga
 * sleep : Tajik хобидан, Urdu سونا, Gamilaraay baabili, Galician durmir, Aleut sagakux, Malay tidur
 * eat: Manx ee, Nepali खानु, Kazakh жеу, Hiligaynon kaon, Old Church Slavonic ꙗсти, Hittite 𒂊𒀉𒈪
 * reply : Arabic رد, Danish svare, Hungarian felel, Japanese 返事する, Czech odpovědět, German antworten
 * day before yesterday : Chinese 前天, French avant-hier, German vorgestern, Hebrew שלשום, Japanese 一昨日, Serbo-Croatian prekjuče
 * push : Hungarian tol, Old English scūfan, Thai ดัน, Dutch duwen, Armenian հրել, Scottish Gaelic stob
 * electron: Galician electrón, French électron, Portuguese elétron, Italian elettrone, Esperanto elektrono, Romanian electron
 * I : Abkhaz сара, Tocharian B ñiś, Acehnese lôn, Ga mi, Ngarrindjeri ngapi, Tetum ha'u
 * evening: Egyptian  (mšrw), Manx fastyr, Greenlandic unnuk, Central Atlas Tamazight, Afrikaans aand, Livonian ȭdõg
 * lawyer: Crimean Tatar advokat, Kurdish پارێزه‌ر, Chechen юрист, Greek δικηγόρος, Hungarian jogász, Swahili wakili
 * stone : Czech kamenovat, Finnish kivittää, Spanish lapidar, Swedish stena, German steinigen, Norwegian steine
 * pleasure: Mongolian баяр жаргал, American Sign Language ASL FlatB@Chest-PalmBack.jpg, German Vergnügen, Old English drēam, Polish przyjemność, Estonian lõbu
 * birthday: Min Nan 生日, Chamicuro ipenonasne watane, Icelandic afmælisdagur, French anniversaire, Russian день рождения, Persian تولد
 * return : Hebrew חָזַר, Armenian վերադառնալ, Estonian naasma, Galician volver, Lao ກັບຄືນ, Dutch terugkomen
 * parliament: Latin senatus, Ngarrindjeri tendi, Swahili bunge, Hungarian országgyűlés, Japanese 議会, Greek κοινοβούλιο
 * help: Finnish apua, Japanese 助けて, Jingpho karum la rit law, Norwegian hjelp, Portuguese socorro, Romanian ajutor
 * dictionary: Hausa kamus, Erzya валкс, Karachay-Balkar сёзлюк, Hopi lavaytutuveni, Amharic መዝገበ ቃላት, Kannada ನಿಘಂಟು
 * tree: Dutch boom, Tok Pisin diwai, Sanskrit तरु, Arabic شجرة, Egyptian  (šn), Samoan lā’au
 * happy: Finnish onnellinen, American Sign Language ASL OpenB@NearChest-PalmBack-OpenB@NearChest-PalmBack.jpg, Latin laetus, Korean 행복하다, Chamicuro pya'kijnani, Hungarian boldog
 * where: Egyptian Arabic فين, Basque non, Polish gdzie, Thai ที่ไหน, Hebrew איפה, Hungarian hol
 * hedge : French haie, Polish żywopłot, Catalan tanca viva, Hungarian sövény, Latin saepēs, Icelandic hekk
 * more : Galician máis, Armenian ավելի, Latin plus, Japanese もっと, Finnish enemmän, Danish mere
 * fox: Ojibwe ᐙᑯᔥ, Romani hilpa, Scottish Gaelic sionnach, Estonian rebane, Khakas тӱлгӱ, West Frisian foks
 * over : Finnish kuuntelen, German Schluss, Italian passo, Russian приём, Turkish tamam, [need one more]
 * prime number: Finnish alkuluku, Basque zenbaki lehen, Georgian მარტივი რიცხვი, Slovak prvočíslo, Turkish asal sayı, Danish primtal
 * constitution: Slovene ustava, Breton bonreizh, German Verfassung, Italian costituzione, Dutch grondwet, Swahili katiba
 * inch : Italian pollice, Finnish tuuma, Polish cal, Dutch duim, German Zoll, Hungarian hüvelyk
 * battle : Latin proelium, Mandarin 战斗, Arabic مَعْرَكة, Russian битва, Georgian ბრძოლა, Old English hild
 * insult : Romanian jigni, Czech urazit, Japanese 侮辱する, Russian оскорблять, Dutch beledigen, Mandarin 侮辱
 * give birth: Spanish dar a luz, French mettre au monde, Armenian ծնել, Swedish föda, Latin pariō, Irish beir
 * bus : Polish autokar, Hebrew אוטובוס, Icelandic strætó, Welsh bws, Korean 버스, Greek λεωφορείο
 * computer: Estonian kompuuter, Norfuk kompyuuta, Malay komputer, Lithuanian kompiùteris, Scottish Gaelic coimpiutair, Dutch computer
 * evil : Slovene zlo, Turkish kötülük, Norwegian ond, German Böse, Armenian չարիք, Portuguese mal
 * article part of speech: Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, Macedonian член, Hungarian névelő, Dutch lidwoord, Scottish Gaelic alt, Icelandic greinir
 * drum : Vietnamese trống, Hebrew תוף, Swahili ngoma, Polish bęben, Chamicuro shiltoki, Bosnian doboš
 * exclamation mark: Danish udråbstegn, Swahili alama ya mshangao, Scottish Gaelic clisg-phuing, Polish wykrzyknik, French point d'exclamation, Russian восклицательный знак
 * granary: Greek σιτοβολώνας, Russian амбар, Swahili ghala, Czech sýpka, Ukrainian шпіхлір, French grenier
 * people : Yiddish פֿאָלק, Korean 국민, Spanish pueblo, Hungarian nép, Croatian narod, Czech lid
 * chew : Swedish tugga, !Xóõ ǁkʻqám, Scottish Gaelic cnuasaich, Latin masticō, German kauen, Bulgarian дъвча
 * DNA: Bosnian DNK, Armenian ԴՆԹ, Hungarian DNS, French ADN, Turkish DNA, Romanian ADN
 * Middle East: Bosnian Bliski istok, Hebrew המזרח התיכון, Turkish Orta Doğu, Arabic الشرق الاوسط, Persian خاورمیانه, Greek Μέση Ανατολή
 * week: Kashubian tidzéń, Udi шаматӏ, Ojibwe anami'e-giizhik, Northern Sami vahkku, Latvian nedēļa, Khmer អាទិត្យ
 * how in what manner: Norwegian korleis, American Sign Language [[File:ASL BentB@BackFinger-PalmBack-BentB@CenterChesthigh-PalmBack OpenC@Ulnar-PalmUp-OpenC@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp.png|50px|link=BentB@BackFinger-PalmBack-BentB@CenterChesthigh-PalmBack BentB@Ulnar-PalmUp-BentB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp]], Crimean Tatar nasıl, Hebrew אֵיךְ, French comment, Old Irish cindas
 * fast : Arabic صيام, Kurdish rojî, Armenian պահք, Hungarian böjt, Spanish ayuno, Italian digiuno
 * William: Greek Γουλιέλμος, Icelandic Vilhjálmur, Italian Guglielmo, Swedish Vilhelm, Dutch Willem, Hungarian Vilmos
 * son-in-law: Galician xenro, Norwegian svigersønn, Old English āþum, Guugu Yimidhirr ngalaadhin, Dutch schoonzoon, Taos tà’ána
 * teach: Indonesian ajar, Yucatec Maya ka’ans, Irish múin, Romanian învăţa, Hebrew לִמֵּד, Portuguese ensinar
 * dance : Tamil ஆடு, Egyptian  (ḫb), Greek χορεύω, Ewe ɖu ɣe, !Xóõ ǀxaã, Japanese 踊る
 * apprentice : Bulgarian чирак, German Lehrling, Finnish oppipoika, Romanian ucenic, Russian подмастерье, Crimean Tatar şıraq
 * countdown : Italian conto alla rovescia, Czech odpočítávání, Spanish cuenta regresiva, Dutch aftelling, Finnish lähtölaskenta, French compte à rebours
 * Germany: Võro S'aksamaa, Ukrainian Німеччина, Quechua Alimanya, Faroese Týskland, Navajo Béésh Bichʼahii bikéyah, Lithuanian Vokietija
 * crawl : Ewe ta, Hungarian kúszik, Hebrew זחל, French ramper, Scottish Gaelic snàig, German kriechen
 * ocean: Rohingya cáigor, Samoan vasa, Greenlandic imaq, Vietnamese đại dương, Mongolian далай, Cherokee ᎠᎺᏉᎯ
 * chimney: Armenian ծխնելույզ, Slovene dimnik, Dutch schoorsteen, Scots lum, Greek καπνοδόχος, Bulgarian
 * tongs: Cappadocian Greek καϊζὰρ, Finnish pihdit, Hebrew מלקחת, Italian tenaglie, Dutch tang, Russian щипцы
 * is: Macedonian е, Czech je, Old Church Slavonic єстъ, Faroese er, Latin est, Scottish Gaelic tha
 * quickly: Greek γρήγορα, Old English hrædlice, Latin celeriter, Egyptian  (As), Dutch snel, Hebrew מַהֵר
 * beer: Tetum serveja, Lithuanian alùs, Mandarin 啤酒, Irish leann, Welsh cwrw, Old Norse öl
 * fear : Northern Sami ballat, French craindre, Persian ترسیدن, Lao ຢ້ານກົວ, Santali, Catalan témer
 * nothing: Danish ingenting, Dutch niets, Afrikaans niks, Swedish inget, German nichts, Icelandic ekkert
 * float : Italian galleggiare, Finnish kellua, Dutch drijven, Russian плавать, Spanish flotar, Swedish flyta
 * need : Latin egeō, Korean 필요하다, Polish potrzebować, French avoir besoin de, Swedish behöva, Norwegian trenge
 * seek: Hungarian keres, Arabic بحث, Hebrew חִפֵּשׂ, Japanese 探す, Old English sēċan, West Frisian sykje
 * breathe: German atmen, Portuguese respirar, Indonesian bernafas, Papiamentu hala rosea, Albanian marr frymë, Turkish solumak
 * sow : Breton hadañ, Old Church Slavonic сѣти, Occitan semenar, Czech sít, Norwegian så, Irish cuir
 * wooden: German hölzern, Finnish puinen, Greek ξύλινος, Turkish tahta, Czech dřevěný, Esperanto ligna
 * giddyup : German hüa, Hebrew דִּיוֹ, Spanish arre, Hungarian gyí, Russian гей, Italian arri
 * write: Chuvash ҫыр, Thai เขียน, Khmer សរសេរ, Korean 쓰다, Tajik навиштан, Tagalog sumulat
 * dye : Icelandic lita, American Sign Language [[File:ASL 9@SideNeckhigh-PalmDown-9@SideNeckhigh-PalmDown Upanddown-Upanddown 9@SideChesthigh-PalmDown-9@SideChesthigh-PalmDown 2.jpg|50px|link=9@SideNeckhigh-PalmDown-9@SideNeckhigh-PalmDown Upanddown-Upanddown 9@SideChesthigh-PalmDown-9@SideChesthigh-PalmDown]], Spanish teñir, German einfärben, Russian красить, Danish farve

For your eyes only
"For your eyes only" present a short remark on usage, broadly defined. Featured Sundays.

Nominations

 * french fry
 * In US English, "french" is generally not capitalised. In UK English, it is always capitalised.
 * “Effect” is often confused with “affect”. The latter is used to convey the influence over existing ideas, emotions and entities; the former indicates the manifestation of new or original ideas or entities:
 * “...new governing coalitions have effected major changes” indicates that major changes were made as a result of new governing coalitions.
 * “...new governing coalitions have affected major changes” indicates that before new governing coalitions, major changes were in place, and that the new governing coalitions had some influence over these existing changes. --Yair rand 19:34, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
 * very, too
 * When used in their senses as degree adverbs, "very" and "too" never modify verbs. --Yair rand 23:20, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * -ible
 * In general, forms derived from Latin verbs of the second, third, and fourth conjugations take -ible, as well as a few words whose roots end in a soft c or g. All other words take -able, particularly words from the Latin first conjugation, words that evolved through French, and words from Anglo-Saxon. --Yair rand 23:13, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * -able
 * Traditionally, verbs ending in unstressed drop this suffix before adding ; hence,, , and so on. --Yair rand 23:13, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Hummer
 * Since the introduction of the civilian Hummer in the 1990s, this term has ceased to be used for the military vehicle; the term "Humvee" is typically used instead. --Yair rand 04:11, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * will
 * Historically, will was used in the simple future sense only in the second and third person, while shall was used in the first person. Today, that distinction is almost entirely lost, and the verb takes the same form in all persons and both numbers. Similarly, in the intent sense, will was historically used with the second and third person, while shall was reserved for the first person. --Yair rand 04:10, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * literally
 * Literally should not be used as an intensifier. It may seem like such (e.g. "I had literally no duties or responsibilities"). It should not be used in phrases that cannot be taken literally. "He was literally blown away by the news" is not a correct usage. This word does not fit slang or hyperbole, because it asserts the first and most obvious definition of a word. --Yair rand 03:58, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Internet
 * Usage in reference to the global network is normally capitalised, reserving internet with a lower-case i for any other set of computer networks connected by internetworking. --Yair rand 03:48, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * police
 * Formerly a singular noun, police (#1) is now almost always used as a collective noun with a plural verb, as in "Run, the police are coming!" --Yair rand 03:33, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * practice
 * British, Canadian and Australian English distinguish between practice (a noun) and practise (a verb), analogously with advice/advise. In American English, practice is commonly used for both forms. --Yair rand 03:33, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * fruit
 * In the botanical and figurative senses, is usually treated as uncountable:
 * a bowl of fruit; eat plenty of fruit; the tree provides fruit. --Yair rand 03:33, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * litre
 * The litre is not an SI unit but is accepted for use with SI units. The official SI symbols are the capital or lower-case roman L. The script symbol ℓ, while not officially sanctioned, was sometimes used in non-technical contexts to prevent the lower-case roman l from being confused with 1, the number one. --Yair rand 03:21, 16 December 2009 (UTC)