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8.02.2011

Today’s Latin Lesson Is a Lamentable Trait in Many Politicians

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8.01.2011

Some California Place Names That Puzzle

There are some redundant and silly California place names, sometimes in Spanish and sometimes caused by the combination of Spanish and English words.

As pointed out in a previous post, La Brea Tar Pits means “The Tar Tar Pits.”

Also from the redundancy file is El Cerrito Hills: “Little Hill Hills.” Read more »

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