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What languages are permitted on this proposal? – Wikis Jan 17 '11 at 13:30

Consider combining with area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/16613/… – Wikis Jan 17 '11 at 13:30

@Wikis Commit At Area 51 all languages, just like on any Stack Exchange site. – WTP Mar 20 '11 at 19:36

33 Example Questions (5 closed)

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added by oosterwal Feb 8 '11 at 22:50

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added by Jaime Soto Jan 18 '11 at 13:33

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added by WTP Jan 17 '11 at 12:32

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added by Jaime Soto Jan 21 '11 at 19:32

I think this is on-topic. It offers a bit of language history and may point out subtleties to non-native speakers. – oosterwal Feb 8 '11 at 22:49

That was my intent - I wanted a question that related to the ij digraph. – Jaime Soto Feb 9 '11 at 14:23

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added by Gamecat Mar 23 '11 at 9:30

It's a mnemonic to remember how to change the ending of a verb when making it past tense. – Nick Stevens Feb 26 at 17:21

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added by Graham Sunderland Feb 4 '11 at 13:20

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added by oosterwal Feb 8 '11 at 22:54

Repeating fast: "De kat krabt de krollen van de trap". – Jarco Apr 16 at 7:49

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added by oosterwal Feb 8 '11 at 22:58

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added by Caleb Apr 12 '11 at 12:43

I'm pretty sure it involves apes and sleeves, but I could definitely see translations of idioms -- which aren't necessarily found in smaller dictionaries -- being a useful part of the SE. – Kaz Dragon Jan 19 at 15:00

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added by Caspar Kleijne Jun 23 '11 at 6:05

I use "jullie" as the polite form - and I know this is really wrong but it get out before I can change it (native French speaker :o). I cannot find information about how to choose "U" en "je" - even my Dutch teachers have not come up with something I could use. According to them "U" is really formal en "je" is more used on a day-to-day basis. – zejam Aug 19 '11 at 6:31

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added by Aldwoni, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 26 '11 at 19:34

	Ik ben niet zeker of een 'waarom' zoals in deze vraag thuishoort bij de proposal. Dan kom je dichter bij linguistiek of taalgeschiedenis. – Wivani Sep 7 '11 at 11:12
	Ik denk dat linguistiek of taalgeschiedenis ook on-topic zijn. Bij french.se is het ook zo, en ik vermoed dat het ook voor andere talen geldt. – Joubarc Jan 6 at 6:00

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added by Marc-François Jan 17 '11 at 19:05

I'm not sure about this one: it can be looked up in any dictionary, so I'd say off topic as General Reference... – Cerberus Jul 7 '11 at 15:45

"overslaan" means in english "skip". – Remy Strijker Jan 5 at 18:34

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added by Joubarc Aug 13 '11 at 11:11

De verkleinwoorden met "ke" komen meer uit het België. Volgens mij is dat iets typisch vlaams. Het zou gewoon boekje of meisje moeten zijn. – Remy Strijker Jan 5 at 18:27

Weet ik - maar let op, deze vragen zijn voorbeeldvragen en hoeven nu niet beantwoord te worden. Spaar dat voor de beta. – Joubarc Jan 6 at 6:01

Besides, flemish (vlaams) and dutch are dialects. Same grammar, slightly different vocabulary. – Gamecat Feb 29 at 10:45

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added by hippietrail Aug 26 '11 at 7:50

I think we consider it to be the same languages. We are considering it to be different much like French differs from France to Canada. – Jarco Apr 16 at 7:47

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added by Joubarc, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 26 '11 at 19:34

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added by Joubarc Aug 13 '11 at 11:10

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added by hippietrail Aug 26 '11 at 7:50

Don't let the Frisians hear you ask this! It's recognised as an official language. – Nick Stevens Feb 26 at 17:23

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added by Stefto, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 26 '11 at 19:35

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added by WTP Jan 17 '11 at 12:41

closed as off topic by Tim H, Marc-François, jimsmi6, Gamecat, Caleb Apr 12 '11 at 12:41

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

This is possibly to localized. – Gamecat Mar 23 '11 at 9:37

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added by Joubarc Aug 13 '11 at 11:09

	You might want to fix the "ortograph" here to "orthography". – hippietrail Nov 7 '11 at 20:39
	Or use a real word - thanks. – Joubarc Nov 8 '11 at 18:40

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added by Joubarc Aug 13 '11 at 11:08

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added by Ville Sundberg Sep 10 '11 at 14:53

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added by hippietrail Aug 26 '11 at 7:51

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added by Ville Sundberg Sep 10 '11 at 14:57

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added by Marcin Oct 13 '11 at 12:18

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added by Marcin Nov 10 '11 at 11:26

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added by Marcin Nov 18 '11 at 9:53

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added by Kaz Dragon Jan 24 at 12:47

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added by oosterwal Feb 8 '11 at 22:57

closed as off topic by Caleb, moberley, hippietrail, Aldwoni, Joubarc Aug 13 '11 at 11:14

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by Aldwoni, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around May 18 at 12:18

closed as off topic by hippietrail, Cohen, Wivani, Ville Sundberg, Veger Sep 13 '11 at 20:37

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by Marc-François Jan 17 '11 at 18:58

closed as off topic by Tim H, Paul Wagland, WTP, Graham Sunderland, Gamecat Mar 23 '11 at 9:29

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by oosterwal Feb 8 '11 at 22:56

This kind of question will undoubtedly appear on the site, but it a bad example because it is not the FOCUS of the site. It might be tolerated, but not encouraged. – Caleb Apr 12 '11 at 12:42