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Talk:List of English words of Norwegian origin

message: Isn't "klister", a kind of Ski wax, of Norwegian origin? I am not completely sure about the origin, but it seems like a common usage, anyway, with several thousands of Google hits. (I found it mentioned on the Inuktitut talk page, recently.)
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We should differ between words from Norwegian and from Old Norse. Also, removed "iceberg", likely Dutch, York is likely Old Norse.
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The word unkempt comes from uncombed. The Vikings liked to keep their hair tidy.--Jirate 00:21, 2005 Mar 7 (UTC)
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Is uffda really used in English? It sure sounds Norwegian, moreso than Swedish, but I wonder whether it really is a common expletive?
"Uff Da" is a very common and very mild expletive heard especially in the Upper Midwest and among Americans of Scandanavian descent, even those who speak no Norwegian. It is an ethnic expression much like "ay caramba" or "oy vey."
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Akvavit is derived from latin: aqua vitae - water of life.
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In Norwegian, skare is not a kind of ski wax - it is a kind of snow. When the top layer of the snow melts or becomes wet in warm weather, and then freezes again during night or following cold periods, a layer of hard crusty snow is formed - this is called "skare". The ski wax used on this type of snow would be klister, which is not really wax but rather a kind of glue. Klister is also used on wet snow.
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replies: text: There's another kind of wax called "skare", which is a Swix trademark, but possibly that word isn't used much outside Swix marketing. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 09:47, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

message: I have capitalized each word as per the general convention in a dictionary entry. --Bhadani 12:24, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Capitalized

message: Anyone have any idea when "Hi!" began appearing in English; I suspect that (if of North American origin) it was a loanword from Norwegian and/or Swedish - hei.  Sound plausible?  Anyone have any cites on this maybe?Skookum1 (talk) 16:32, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have heard it the other way around, Scandinavian borrowed it from English. Anyway, it seems hard to trace these interjections. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 09:47, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: "Hi!"- ??
Talk:Pernod (brand)

message: Source on the part about Absinthe being banned in the US in 1912?  It is my understanding that there is a US Customs regulation against beverages with wormwood in them, and an FDA regulation against it being used in food and drugs.  However, there is no DEA regulation. -- (24.218.24.200)
:If you want I can find a source for the law.  In 1912 the FDA and DEA didn't exist.  When the FDA came around the law was translated into a regulation and never made it on the DEA list.  Thus today it is only FDA based. -- Ari 06:50, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: From Wikipedia:Translation into English:
*Article:  :fr:Absinthe
*Corresponding English-language article: Artemisia absinthium
*Worth doing because: Material to incorporate into English-language article
* Originally Requested by: 80.160.122.64 00:43, 29 May 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Translation

message: I don't think that this article reflects the popularity of pastis in France. The article states, "However, the pastis drink never fully caught on to the same success that absinthe once enjoyed." Through much of the 1990's pastis sales in France were around 14 million cases of 12 bottles. Significantly greater than absinthe at its peak. I think the article may need a re-edit to reflect this. Alanmoss 06:11, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Success of pastis

message: In the Post-Ban_Years Pernod_Fils#Post-Ban_Years you have this phrase:
Despite the ravages of the French ban and the subsequent First World War, Pernod Fils' absinthe did not completely disappear.
I am not a native English-speaker and the reception may vary among the readers of this Wikipedia. Someone will feel like rephrasing this in a way that you might call "more accurate". If there is though a way to "protect" a phrase in the article, it should be applied. Thank you.--84.254.177.55 (talk) 06:24, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Darn. But, yes, I see your point. I am wiping away a tear, however, for the ravages... ;-) --84.254.183.49 (talk) 06:35, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please keep it this way.
Talk:Dark energy/Archive 1

message: Much of this article has been adapted from a press release at http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2004/12/text/
This appears to be OK from a copyright point of view, as the press release appears to be in the public domain, but we should a) give credit to the source, b) rewrite in a style suited to an encyclopedia article. -- The Anome 18:27, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes. I agree. Perl 18:30, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Article content duplicated from press release

message: A good reason seems to be a fact that the hypothesis of expansion of space violates the principle of conservation of energy. The assumption of conservation of energy explains (through Einsteinian gravitation) only the illusion of expansion of the universe
:No, it doesn't. As you yourself have admitted, you can't reproduce e.g. the actual redshift data from SN light curves (so far).Bjoern 15:08, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: You seem to be very deeply confused about quite a lot of things... But as I've seen in the past, it is simply of no avail to try correcting you.Bjoern 15:08, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Reason why we shouldn't think that the universe is expanding
Talk:Iroquois music

message: Let's start by not calling them "Iroquois" since that term is derogatory and let's call them their correct name: Haudenosaunee (People of the longhouse) Here is an awesome educator's guide to get you started. 23.190.208.100 (talk) 18:50, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Haudenosaunee Educator's Guide
Talk:Xen

message: Hi, I've updated this article to include newer versions of XenServer. Sadly I could not find any source on the Xen version used by XenServer 7.5. 
Could someone running this version please add the patch version (I've added 4.7.x as earlier and later versions use that but added a reference that clarifies that decision). Looking at https://discussions.citrix.com/topic/399615-is-xenserver-76-using-xen-47-or/ you should be able to get the current Xen version using `xl info`.
In case I should not have added that version at all please remove it.
FossoresLP (talk) 07:00, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citrix XenServer 7.5 Xen Version 

message: It's unclear to me if Proxmox VE would be considered a Xen management interface or not.  It supplies a management interface, but is also the dom 0 and provides other features for storage management.  Still, I feel like it might deserve a mention on this page somewhere.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.156.255.250 (talk) 06:02, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proxmox 

message: The host list lacks two of the most important Xen hosts:
RHEL and Fedora.
-- preceding signed by 96.83.95.49 (talk) 22:36, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Host OS list 

message: The article begins "Xen (pronounced /ˈzɛn/) is a type-1 virtual machine,..." but type 1 is not defined here or in the virtual machine page.  What is a type 1 vm ?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:600:9F7F:BAC3:D250:99FF:FEC2:1781 (talk) 22:14, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: This was a mistake. Xen is a type-1 hypervisor, not a VM. Type-1 vs type-2 is explained in the hypervisor article. I have corrected the Xen article. Sypwn (talk) 21:23, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is "type 1" vm ?
Talk:Glebe, New South Wales

message: I'm not really sure whether you can characterise the perception that Glebe has a "bohemian atmosphere" as POV. Personally, I don't think there's anything negative or derogatory in that statement. In any case, it's fair to say that the perception exists, so I think that can reported, at least, in an NPOV manner.
On a second note, Wikipedia:Captions prefers the use of full and informative sentences as captions. Lacrimosus 01:36, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, I yield on the second point unreservedly. I basically thought this article was starting to sound like an ad for Village Backpackers. The Bohemian thing in NPOV terms would be 'Bohemian by reputation' - I have never found Glebe remotely Bohemian, but agree that some people think so. IMHO there are fewer Bohemians, artists etc around than in, say, Erskineville.XmarkX 01:51, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I invite you to check the NSW Government's mapping server yourself to see. It doesn't get much more official than the Dept. of Lands, does it? Also see the extract from the Geogaphical Names board: "A reserve proclaimed on 10/11/1885. Located in the suburb of Glebe adjacent to Wattle Street." - Aucitypops (talk) 22:42, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wentworth Park is in Glebe, not Ultimo 

message: Is it pronounced GLEEB?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.151.203 (talk) 19:34, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation 
Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Keith Wigdor

message: Whats the deal?24.168.67.238 02:13, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Are Votes Being Turned Away???

message: I need to start a VfD on articles here on Wikipedia as well.24.168.67.238 14:52, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: In the meantime, a cleanup is needed here on Wikipedia

message: The user, "Nancy-Wigdor" is a prankster and is abusing the Wikipedia service. I already spoke with the artist and he wants these people to stop harrassing him online by abusing Wikipedia.Classicjupiter2 20:10, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Keith Wigdor's website http://artenligne.com/@/KeithWigdor (March 6 entry) denies the identiy of the supposed sister "Nancy Wigdor", so the above post was likely some type of trolling. -- Infrogmation 22:02, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: The user, "Nancy-Wigdor" is a prankster
Talk:Supervillain

message: "List of Female Supervillains" should not redirect to this page. It should be its own page. 70.157.236.232 (talk) 20:01, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of Female Supervillains 

message: Now yes, I'm pretty sure you guys have found the lack of citations a problem in itself, but the main beef I have is how this results in the precise parameters for supervillainry becoming awfully sketchy.
Part of the problem lies in the currently in-use citations themselves.  Not all of them are really focused on the supervillain concept itself, and none of them give anything close to an actual working definition for "supervillain"; even those that do focus on the supervillain concept go about as if the reader is already perfectly familiar with what a supervillain is.  That also makes their current use as citations dubious in regards to context within the article.
If readers were to go solely from what can be gleaned from both the article in its current form and the citations, they would infer that the supervillain concept is apparently most prevalent in comic books, where it was pretty much codified.  I'm not disputing this or anything, but the reader must know why this is the case.  More specifically, why is it that villains in other mediums who are practically identical to supervillains (i.e. Sauron, Palpatine, Ganon) are never considered such either in their respective articles or elsewhere (Palpatine is mentioned as such on this article, but the citations don't back that up in any way)?  I mean, we have a "List of comic book supervillains", but no "List of (insert other medium here) supervillains".  For what reason?
Abodos (talk) 03:44, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  About citations and vagueness in definition of "Supervillain" 

message: Can any source confirm that "supervillainess" is more common for females than simply "supervillain"? As far as I know "villain" is not male-exclusive. Bataaf van Oranje (talk) 23:34, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dubious alt title 
Template talk:Metro-stub

message: I picked this image because I think it's kind of pretty. I couldn't find anything that was identifiable at 30 pixels that wouldn't have to be cropped.
Something more clear would, I imagine, be better. I was thinking of perhaps a good shot of one of the blue Montreal Metro signs (the ones that say "metro" in large, clear letters), or something similar. (Which would have to be found or taken by someone who lives closer to the nearest subway than I do.) -Aranel ("Sarah") 02:07, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Stub image
Talk:Thesis committee

message: The use of a gender neutral "their" used in the singular is simply poor grammar. Most style manuals suggest using either her or his. While a bit cumbersome, one could write "his/her" or "his or her" etc.
For example: 
Each student meets with her advisor once per month.
Each student meets with his advisor once per month.
Each student meets with his/her advisor once per month.
Each student meets with his or her advisor once per month.
Never:
*Each student meets with their advisor once per month.
While “their” is indeed gender neutral, it is also decidedly plural and never singular.
Ascuola 02:20, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for pointing that out. Prescriptivists find it important (and I'll support whatever is in the Wikipedia MoS).  I disagree with your view that the first two examples are acceptable, unless a specific sex is being described.  "Incorrect" grammar (especially  minor) is preferable to ideological bias in contemporary writing. Ideally, of course, both should be avoided. The wording seems to have now settled on a mutually satisfactory form.  The JPS 02:53, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

message: I've added  to this article, as it has a clear US bias.  In the United Kingdom, the system is markedly different, e.g. there is always an examiner from outside the candidate's own institution.  --RFBailey 09:15, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  US bias
Talk:Orange SPV C500

message: This page was voted on for deletion at Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Orange C500. The final result was Keep. --Deathphoenix 02:24, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

message: This needs to be moved to HTC Typhoon, as it is given different names by different companies.  See HTC Universal, HTC Wizard, HTC Apache for similar. — Omegatron 17:47, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move
Talk:Jean Baptiste Richardville

message: I described Tacumwah as a "princess" in the originally sense of the word prince, because she was related to several prominent Miamis and was part of the tribal "nobility."  If anyone can think of a better term, please use it. --Jpbrenna 02:33, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Comment

message: The article previously stated (until i deleted it) that Russiaville Indiana (which is now in Howard County; originally Richardville County) was named after him. There is no source to back that up and based on simple knowledge I'd have to disagree with that. Russiaville is in Honey Creek Township in Howard County, Honey Creek Township was not originally in Howard County, but instead in Clinton County. Therefore the who Russiaville lining up with the original name doesn't fit because Honey Creek Township wasn't transferred from Clinton County to Howard/Richardville County until the county was already renamed Howard County and had been for quite some time. It was transfered because at the time Clinton County was Democratic, Howard County was Republican, and so was Honey Creek Township. There probably was a town named after Richardville at one point, but it certainly wasn't Russiaville, and unfortunately there is no records of a settlement with such name at least that is easily findable. Jacobjimmy2000 (talk) 11:19, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Russiaville, Indiana 

message: *"Jean Baptiste Richardville House", Around Fort Wayne, Team Schaefer, video on YouTube
:: This does not link to a YouTube video; the link replicates content of an earlier version of this Richardville Wikipedia article. Rosalina523 (talk) 18:39, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Inaccurate external link
Talk:VOCM (AM)

message: : *sigh* VOCM is the official callsign of the FM radio station. See this list; see also here. Bearcat 02:55, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

message: In the Newfoundland and Labrador Jurisdiction, all "Newcap" companies have apparently been amalgamated into one: "NEWCAP INC." #59567, Incorporated Dec/09, Registered Jan/09. The Division "Steele Communications" is not listed on the Online (CADO) database 
174.116.50.179 (talk) 21:51, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corporate Tree
Talk:High elf

message: Ok, I'm just curious-- where does that leave for the "regular" elves in Forgotten Realm settings? Penwhale 03:09, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: There are no "regular" Elves in FR, just lots of varieties of Elves.  Most adventuring Elves in 1st and 2nd Ed D&D were High Elves, but the distinction is blurrier in 3rd Ed., and Forgotten Realms replaces High Elves with Moon or Sun Elves (the other one replaces Gray Elves). 12.22.250.4 23:30, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]

message: Sorry but in Warhammar 40K aren't Eldar evil pirates?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kai Su? (talk • contribs) 19:35, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's dark eldar. They wear pointy armour and worship the god of murder. Eldar are different. --84.66.21.77 (talk) 19:26, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eldar are the good guys?
Talk:Goatse.cx/Vote

message: #Inline; have seen it many times. It's relevant and not a copyvio (fair use applies). Removing it would be POV. It should be noted that I am not trolling; I truly believe this. Alexa includes a similar screenshot on their site. --SPUI (talk) 03:17, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Image should be inline

message: # I have seen this photo, and while not at all sickened by it, I feel it is clearly neither suitable nor necessary here. Look at the number of external links to the image at the bottom of the article - if somone wants to see the image it's not exactly obscure. Mark 03:18, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Keep as only an external link

message: # Wikipedia shouldn't link to obscene pics that are illegal to view in many jurisdictions (we certainly shouldn't show them without warning!) Any link to material of this nature is unencyclopaedic, jguk 22:03, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Other/none of the above
Talk:Astroglide

message: I'm mystified why references and information was removed regarding pH acidity, as that left a false impression and made it unbalanced. -RJFerret 18:16, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Restored ph and references 

message: {Astroglide was introduced in 2005, using a orange cap and color scheme; this new variety is referred to as a "warming liquid. It has a stickier and less natural smoothness than the original Astroglide"[1]}
says who? the quoted sources says nothing about it being stickier and less smoothe than the original, actualy the quoted source says the exact opposite:
"The same smooth feeling as original Astroglide but with a soft, warming sensation."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.173.65.54 (talk) 01:12, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. Carl.bunderson (talk) 09:08, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  This paragraph
Talk:Imlil, Marrakesh-Safi

message: They happened here.  There was a video.  People need to know that these girls were decapitated by Muslim Terrorists before they chose to travel here.  signed DiscocorcoDiscocorco (talk) 20:20, 6 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:   Murderers of 28-year-old Maren Ueland from Norway and 24-year-old Louisa Vesterager Jespersen from Denmark 

message: Consider updating the location to something more reasonable. At the moment the link suggests the town is a square metre in size 84.65.174.112 (talk) 19:35, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Location
Talk:Transcode

message: Both articles are largely identical in purpose. Transcode also contains information regarding the video software, however according to the MOS verb article titles should preferably take the gerund form. It doesn't ultimately matter to me which article title is used ("transcode" vs "transcoding"), provided that there is one definitive article.
Reply with Support or Oppose, followed by optional explanatory comments. --Bk0 (Talk) 21:16, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with [[transcode]] 

message: Can I encode an MP3 back to WAV and then burn it as an audio cd and play that WAV in my car? I have an old CD player which doesnt recognize the mp3 format. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.18.180.161 (talk • contribs) .
:WAV is a lossless format so there would be no loss in quality going from MP3 -> WAV. Transcoding refers to going from one lossy format to another, such as MP3 -> AAC or MP3 -> Vorbis. --Bk0 (Talk) 12:59, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Not really. Think of it this way: the analog sound you hear is a continuous waveform. The various digital formats such as MP3 and WAV are simply numeric descriptions of that waveform. Lossy formats like MP3 are a less precise and less accurate description than WAV. The waveform that results from decoding MP3 data will look somwhat similar to the original uncompressed waveform but it won't be identical. The WAV that results after decoding MP3 is just a highly accurate description of that somewhat inaccurate compressed waveform, so it takes up more space than the MP3 but contains no additional accuracy or fidelity. I hope that helps. :) --Bk0 (Talk) 13:23, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: MP3 to WAV
Talk:Universality

message: There are three very similar articles that can be confusing: Universal, Universality, and Universalism. The tasks below need to be done for this article:
* The articles listed in See also need to be checked to make sure that everything is linked to the correct article/disambig. 
* Most of the articles that link here should go to a specific page rather than this one (the disambig page).
* This page should be renamed to Universality (disambiguation)
Twisted86 20:16, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  More disambiguation work needed 

message: So I just made the discovery that both Universality (Medieval History) and Universality (Philosophy) both point to the latter; i.e., the former is a redirect. I'll change this if it appears there is no good reason for this. danis1911 (talk) 17:23, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Ridiculous redirect

message: Universality is a fundamental  principle of physics. Science presumes that the universe operates according to some set of fundamental physical laws that are the same everywhere, at all times. I've been unable to find any existing, appropriate entries in Wikipedia. I'll write one and submit it.
 — Michael McGinnis (talk) 20:40, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Universality in Physics Should be Added to Wikipedia

message: I found the entry for “Background Independence”, which is the current name for “Universality”. I'm adding this reference to this page. Also, I'll look into getting this page renamed so it's a disambiguation page, as Twisted86 has suggested.
 — Michael McGinnis (talk) 21:31, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: “Universality”, in Physics, is “Background Independence”