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practically_floored t1_j1jodx4 wrote
Reply to comment by paul_is_on_reddit in Did Oliver Cromwell Ban Christmas? by Brattonismybae
Generally the rule is when there's a question for a headline, the answer is normally no
practically_floored t1_iy9yqsi wrote
Reply to comment by neekseni in This Man's Campaign To Restore Village's Groundwater Levels Found Success With 3,500 New Water Bodies by GivenAllTheFucksSry
It's used a lot for dry riverbeds that become rivers during floods in places like the UAE. But in for example Spain it's used in names of actual rivers, for example Guadalquivir, Guadiana, Guadiaro etc
practically_floored t1_iy98c0i wrote
Reply to comment by Bifferer in This Man's Campaign To Restore Village's Groundwater Levels Found Success With 3,500 New Water Bodies by GivenAllTheFucksSry
Wadi means river or watercourse in Arabic. It shows up in a lot of place and river names, you notice it as "guada" in Spanish.
practically_floored t1_j8i6b3d wrote
Reply to comment by Ubiquitous1984 in Beeston Castle - Mercian Explorer by ctyates
It's not easy to get a push chair up there either, my parents always tell the story of how they had to carry me to the top in my pram like I was in a sedan chair haha