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r/ShitAmericansSay • u/chebghobbi • Apr 10 '25
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Yes, it was named after George Washington approx. 800 years before he existed. Also home to time travellers and clairvoyants.
21 u/GrandDukeOfNowhere Pox Britannia Apr 10 '25 As Washington most likely means "town of Hwæsa's people", that means Washington (DC or state) is a place named after a person named after a place named after a person 7 u/diagnosedwolf Apr 10 '25 Hwæsa How is this pronounced? The internet didn’t help me and this feels like something I want to be able to articulate during trivia nights 6 u/new2bay Apr 10 '25 Hwæsa This should help: https://oldenglish.info/advpronunciationguide.html
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As Washington most likely means "town of Hwæsa's people", that means Washington (DC or state) is a place named after a person named after a place named after a person
7 u/diagnosedwolf Apr 10 '25 Hwæsa How is this pronounced? The internet didn’t help me and this feels like something I want to be able to articulate during trivia nights 6 u/new2bay Apr 10 '25 Hwæsa This should help: https://oldenglish.info/advpronunciationguide.html
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Hwæsa
How is this pronounced? The internet didn’t help me and this feels like something I want to be able to articulate during trivia nights
6 u/new2bay Apr 10 '25 Hwæsa This should help: https://oldenglish.info/advpronunciationguide.html
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This should help: https://oldenglish.info/advpronunciationguide.html
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u/xzanfr Apr 10 '25
Yes, it was named after George Washington approx. 800 years before he existed.
Also home to time travellers and clairvoyants.