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Enjoy your stay at Wiktionary! — This unsigned comment was added by Jackofclubs (talkcontribs) at 09:03, 6 June 2009 (UTC).Reply

Translations edit

Hi when adding translations please note that you can add multiple translations at once before saving; just type in the first translation, click the button to add it and then repeat the process as many times as you need to and finally click to save it when you are ready. This helps as it means there are less edits for the server to process. 50 Xylophone Players talk 20:27, 27 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Duplicate translations edit

I have removed a few duplicate Swahili entries. I hadn't looked to see if they are all yours, but the last one was. It seems to be all too easy to make duplicate entries without realizing it. It happened to one person who was able to correct the problem. If you check your entries when the entry process isn't smooth, you might be able to figure out what makes it happen and either avoid or correct it. Happy translating! DCDuring TALK 21:32, 29 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Still more duplicates from today. Can you fix this please? DCDuring TALK 23:59, 2 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Swahili translations edit

Hi,

Please add Swahili translations for Moscow and Russia. Anatoli 03:52, 3 July 2009 (UTC)Reply