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Local Words: When a Place Name Has More Than One Story
Local words can preserve sound, spelling, and memory without settling a place name’s origin. Compare clues, record…
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Local expressions, place names and the meanings words gather over time.
Our point of view
Tradition is a living thing
Customs change as people carry them forward. We look at what they mean, where their details come from and how a place makes them its own.