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Why is the etymology of English river names so often Celtic? As opposed to towns and villages where Celtic etymologies are a rarity.

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[WP] A professor lives alone on a remote, windswept headland. There is a knock at the door. Two men from a government agency need his help. The agency is seeking a new code language to confound the nation's enemies. The professors unique area of study?...the extinct Cornish language.

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A map of my paternal/maternal haplogroup journeys + my 23andme results.

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Does anyone else try to forget their current mania/obsession but then feel like they might be neglecting something important?

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How would France have turned out if the Huguenots had seized power?

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DAE find that their issue is so esoteric that it would be almost impossible to explain?

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I awoke to the sound of my wife yelling: "come downstairs I made breakfast!"

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As I arrived home from work my wife greeted me from the kitchen...

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The last man alive on earth sits alone in a room...

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When challenged with the question “friend or foe?”…Why would anyone reply “foe”?

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Why is the etymology of English river names so often Celtic? As opposed to towns and villages where Celtic etymologies are a rarity.	25	AskHistorians
[WP] A professor lives alone on a remote, windswept headland. There is a knock at the door. Two men from a government agency need his help. The agency is seeking a new code language to confound the nation's enemies. The professors unique area of study?...the extinct Cornish language.	7	WritingPrompts
A map of my paternal/maternal haplogroup journeys + my 23andme results.	5	23andme
Does anyone else try to forget their current mania/obsession but then feel like they might be neglecting something important?	4	mentalhealth
How would France have turned out if the Huguenots had seized power?	3	AskHistorians
DAE find that their issue is so esoteric that it would be almost impossible to explain?	1	mentalhealth
I awoke to the sound of my wife yelling: "come downstairs I made breakfast!"	1	TwoSentenceHorror
As I arrived home from work my wife greeted me from the kitchen...	1	TwoSentenceHorror
The last man alive on earth sits alone in a room...	1	TwoSentenceHorror
When challenged with the question “friend or foe?”…Why would anyone reply “foe”?	1	AskHistorians