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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382316)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Sep 23
I mentioned Melbourne to Jeff (@moffittjc) then added ‘our’ Melbourne, meaning the capital of Victoria, Australia, as opposed to Melbourne, FloridaThan. So then I wondered if both cities got their names in the same way.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382316)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Aug 23
If the photo loads, it’s of one tiny section of the Christmas shop we visited.
I wanted to do some washing a few days ago but the weather is looking very iffy. So I googled the weather for Grass Valley and came up with some very...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382316)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jan 18
Some of you are intrigued by the names of some of our towns in Western Australia. I know Yabberup is one that causes some raised eyebrows even within our own state. There are a number of our towns that end in ‘up’ which we were...
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
20 Apr 16
Isn't it amazing how some things pass you by? The other day on the TV someone mentioned Connecticut, and I thought that they had pronounced it incorrectly. I looked it up and was surprised to discover that the second 'c' is...
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ShepherdSpy
@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
23 Jul 08
Are there any Coincidences in Place Names where You or Your Families Have lived or are Living? Here's Mine...My Grandparents Lived on a Street called Ashburn park.My Brother Who Emigrated to Virginia,USA,Now lives in a Town called...
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