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151,236 groups in alt.*
Group ▾ Description Threads Posts
alt.language.dutch.icq 2 2
alt.language.e 2 2
alt.language.ebonics Discussion about the Ebonics language. 385 1,614
alt.language.english 4 91
alt.language.english.old-english 1 4
alt.language.english.s 1 1
alt.language.english.spe 1 1
alt.language.english.spelling 10 39
alt.language.english.spelling.refo 1 1
alt.language.english.spelling.reform 815 3,125
alt.language.esperanto 2 2
alt.language.eubonics 130 342
alt.language.french 3 12
alt.language.french.icq 148 556
alt.language.german 9 9
alt.language.german.icq 1 1
alt.language.hindi 1,418 6,924
alt.language.hindi.alt.language.urdu 1 1
alt.language.hindisoc.culture.indian 1 1
alt.language.hindu 37 37
alt.language.indi 1 1
alt.language.intercal 1 1
alt.language.italian 2 32
alt.language.itialian 1 2
alt.language.japanese 1 1
alt.language.jibba-jabba 3 3
alt.language.kapampangan kapampangan language and culture 422 676
alt.language.konkani 1 1
alt.language.latin 9,817 51,488
alt.languagelatin 1 2
alt.language.lattin 1 1
alt.language.misc 2 2
alt.language.patterns 226 1,102
alt.language.poetry 181 464
alt.language.poetry.comments 6 6
alt.language.poetry.pure-s 1 1
alt.language.poetry.pure-shit 3 3
alt.language.poetry.pure-silk Linda Mendoza Net.Goddess 1,146 4,238
alt.language.poetry.pure.silk 22 22
alt.language.poetry.pure-silkalt.poetry.doggerel 1 1
alt.language.poetry.urdu 2 2
alt.language.polish 3 3
alt.language.portuguese 22 22
alt.language.portuguese.icq 2 2
alt.language.profane 1 1
alt.language.pure-silk 1 1
alt.language.pure-silk.poetry 1 13
alt.language.russian 2 5
alt.language.russian.icq 1 4
alt.languages 9 9
alt.languages.`af 2 3
alt.languages.afrikaans 818 5,270
alt.languages.albanian 145 229
alt.languages.alsatain 117 133
alt.languages.alsatian 1 1
alt.languages.amdo 116 134
alt.languages.arab 2 2
alt.languages.arabian 2 2
alt.languages.arabic 351 1,256
alt.languages.arapaho 128 142
alt.languages.artificial 4 32
alt.languages.asturian 117 156
alt.language.sasxsek SASXSEK language discussion. 2 8
alt.languages.bai 113 142
alt.languages.basque 144 189
alt.languages.bengali 95 121
alt.languages.bhojpuri 106 125
alt.languages.breton 220 412
alt.languages.bulgarian 152 199
alt.languages.caddo 110 127
alt.languages.cajun 117 135
alt.languages.calo 3 15
alt.languages.catalan 1,260 5,567
alt.languages.chec`ef 1 1
alt.languages.chechen 116 153
alt.languages.cornish 142 191
alt.languages.corsican 155 459
alt.language.scots 1 1
alt.languages.czech 615 812
alt.languages.danish 154 243
alt.languages.deccan 117 128
alt.languages.dutch 368 1,500
alt.languages.emok 41 59
alt.languages.englash 2 2
alt.languages.english 771 3,792
alt.languages.estonian 120 150
alt.languages.eyak 113 126
alt.languages.fala 115 132
alt.languages.faroese 108 143
alt.languages.farsi 131 157
alt.languages.finnish 176 313
alt.languages.french 1,544 8,338
alt.languages.frisian 113 134
alt.languages.ftcog 3 3
alt.languages.german 606 1,143
alt.languages.greek 370 1,486
alt.languages.gujarati 114 128
alt.languages.han 112 127
alt.languages.hani 42 50
alt.languages.hawaiian 109 137
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