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Cross-posting a question I posed at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities about a sentence in es:Justo Pérez de Urbel. Yes, I understand it literally, but I can't make much sense of it in context (in what sense did he resolve/satisfy the demands?). Please make any replies at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities#Justo Pérez de Urbel rather than here. Thanks in advance. - Jmabel | Talk 05:38, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
I've noticed, in the internet criticism of NBC's coverage of the Olympics, that a fair number of Americans refer to the Olympics "opening ceremonies". As far as I know, there was one opening ceremony. Is there a particular reason for this preponderance of pluralisation? 87.112.129.180 ( talk) 22:30, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
A festive celebration, an occasion of feasting or rejoicing. In pl. Festive proceedings.
I've wondered the same thing about the Papal States. There was only one, as far as I know, but in English this apparently is always plural. Why? Michael Hardy ( talk) 13:18, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
Is there any connection between the Egyptian sky/night goddess Nut (also spelled Nuit) and nuit, the French word for night? -- 108.206.7.65 ( talk) 22:47, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
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Cross-posting a question I posed at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities about a sentence in es:Justo Pérez de Urbel. Yes, I understand it literally, but I can't make much sense of it in context (in what sense did he resolve/satisfy the demands?). Please make any replies at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities#Justo Pérez de Urbel rather than here. Thanks in advance. - Jmabel | Talk 05:38, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
I've noticed, in the internet criticism of NBC's coverage of the Olympics, that a fair number of Americans refer to the Olympics "opening ceremonies". As far as I know, there was one opening ceremony. Is there a particular reason for this preponderance of pluralisation? 87.112.129.180 ( talk) 22:30, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
A festive celebration, an occasion of feasting or rejoicing. In pl. Festive proceedings.
I've wondered the same thing about the Papal States. There was only one, as far as I know, but in English this apparently is always plural. Why? Michael Hardy ( talk) 13:18, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
Is there any connection between the Egyptian sky/night goddess Nut (also spelled Nuit) and nuit, the French word for night? -- 108.206.7.65 ( talk) 22:47, 29 July 2012 (UTC)