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The formatting of this information needs careful thought as the conventions used by major critics, encyclopedias, and journals are not consistent with each other on all points. When describing the tuning of a stringed instrument: Always list the closest (normally bass) string first, so that the standard guitar-tuning is E–A–D–G–B–E.
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If separating words using spaces is also permitted, the total number of known possible meanings rises to 58. [38] Czech has the syllabic consonants [r] and [l], which can stand in for vowels. A well-known example of a sentence that does not contain a vowel is Strč prst skrz krk, meaning "stick your finger through the neck."
A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat", and later from Old French refraindre) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in poetry—the "chorus" of a song. Poetic fixed forms that feature refrains include the villanelle , the virelay , and the sestina .
Normalize archaic glyphs and ligatures in English that are unnecessary to the meaning. Examples include æ→ae, œ→oe, ſ→s, and þ e →the. (See also § Ampersand.) See Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Titles § Typographic conformity for special considerations in normalizing the typography of titles of works.
English Pop Musician Adi Da: Franklin Jones American writer Al "Bummy" Davis: Abraham Davidoff American boxer Alexander Supertramp Christopher McCandless: American hiker Allan Kardec: Hippolyte Rivail American religious figure Amor de Cosmos: William Smith 2nd premier of British Columbia, Canada Anarchasis Cloots: Jean-Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce
A California Assembly bill would allow the use of diacritical marks like accents in government documents, not allowed since 1986's "English only" law which many say targeted Latinos.
Some bands have invented a language for their lyrics; examples include Kobaïan, used by French progressive rock band Magma, and Vonlenska, also called Hopelandic, employed by the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. Adriano Celentano's 1972 song "Prisencolinensinainciusol" is sung in gibberish that is meant to sound like American English.