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Edited by MacronNotes on Apr 13th 2023 at 3:16:47 PM
I know Kata is Down in Greek, but how did you get Mouth from Khana(s)? Isn't that from Sanskrit or something
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EDIT: Although, there is some Sanskrit in the book I linked, and I'm not sure why, other than that they're talking about Rakshasas?
Edited by Malady on Jun 23rd 2024 at 10:50:10 AM
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576Thanks! Disabling the link by putting [= and =] around it seem passable.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%87%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576If you wanna trial HTML, I'd use this or something like it, but sharing it across people is hard.
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Did Neuro-sama actually pilot a drone and fly away from Vedal once?
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576How do I copy images and put them into forum posts? On certain threads I want to put on the picture of my avatar (or other people's avatars), but I haven't been able to figure out how...
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On the one hand, since “Normal” has a very specific meaning within the context of Pokémon, that’s a good idea. On the other, I’m not sure if such a change needs to be run through a proper cleanup thread.
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When do you use quotations for nicknames? Of course, you would see it in something like "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson", but what about standard diminutives? Like, for example, "Catherine 'Cathy' Smith". Would that make sense, or is it only for nicknames you wouldn't otherwise expect?
fun fact: pro tip: breaking news: life hack: i can't find a good signatureAll nicknames whether they are derivatives or not go in quotes when they are put together with a person's full name. Otherwise, it would read as an actual part of the person's given name.
Macron's notesHow to delete image upload records?
I wanted delete one of my avatar images and re-crop it, but could only delete the image from my Avatars list, but it's still listed as uploaded so I can't re-add to re-crop.
Edited by Malady on Aug 12th 2024 at 7:22:14 AM
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576Hey, guys. Can you help me find a Zootopia fancomic where Chief Bogo and Clawhauser are revealed to be bronies? Because I remember this fancomic but I didn't managed to find it. Can you help me?
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Edited by Filip04 on Aug 15th 2024 at 10:42:53 AM
Hey guys, can I add one comic book to two folders in Summary Comic Books, if it fits two of the categories?
Do we have a cleanup thread for Mexicans Love Speedy Gonzales? Because I'm searching for it but I didn't managed to find it.

~MaLady: The Greek in your link transliterates as "katakhanan", which is a natural variation from nominative "katakhanas" due to the Greek case system. As for the meaning, though I am not an expert, I think the author is wrong about the direction of the semantic shift. "Katakhanas" looks to me like it could have originally been coined to mean "he who lowers his mouth", i.e. a vampire, with a more general sense of "destroyer" coming into use later but nevertheless making it into writing at an earlier date.