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    Go to where your name is written

    I wrote my name in wet cement in a road in Castrojeriz. But I couldn't find it the last time I looked.
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    What are your favorite Camino misspellings on the forum?

    You do listen to people who pronounce 'dissect' to rhyme with 'bisect', or you do pronounce 'dissect' to rhyme with 'bisect'? If you are in the latter camp, you can take comfort in the number of dictionaries that allow that pronunciation. I quote Adam Kay (author of "This is Going to Hurt")...
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    What are your favorite Camino misspellings on the forum?

    I might have missed it, but I haven't seen O'Cebreiro mentioned. Put that one with O'Pedrouzo, which isn't mentioned as often. [Edit: Sorry! Yes, post #4. I was skimming the pages. Thanks to chinacat and Kirkie.] What really, really, annoys me is that bit about English being an ever-evolving...
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    What are your favorite Camino misspellings on the forum?

    I wish it were possible to say that plurals never need an apostrophe. But we have to make an exception for the plural of letters, if only to avoid confusion. If I ask: How many is in 'imitate'? or How many as in 'aardvark'? or How many us in ululate? you'd have to read those questions twice, I...
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    Language questions

    2Also, as women in tv and movies generally are now referred to as "actores" rather than "actrices", would I refer to Penelope Cruz as "una actor"? "Una actora"?" The same thing has happened in the UK, 'actress' seems to be no longer used, and female thespians are called 'actors' almost every...
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    LIVE from the Camino Working as hospitalero at Albergue Municipal de La Virgen del Camino

    I walked the CF in 2022. I reached La Virgen del Camino and found that the first hostal [HostalRestaurante Central] was full, but they could have told me that the albergue (which the sign said was open) was closed. Is yours the Albergue de Peregrinos D. Antonino y Dña. Cinia?
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    Minimise backpack weight.

    I read the first post with a heavy heart. I could save a few kilograms if I got rid of that. 😃
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    A street in Burgos

    Bernabé Pérez Ortiz was born in 1878 and died in 1957. From what I have read, it seems that he was a philanthropist. Among other awards, he was given the title of Favourite Son of Burgos. "Due to his philanthropy and generosity, he earned several distinctions among those that stand out: • The...
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    A street in Burgos

    Yes, here it is: https://www.burgosconecta.es/burgos/burgos-reconoce-trabajo-20180503144531-nt.html
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    A street in Burgos

    Burgos recognizes the work of Dr. Aurelio Alemán with the name of a street. The City Council has removed Bernabé Pérez Ortiz Street for failing to comply with the Law of Historical Memory and has awarded the honour to the well-known doctor specialized in the digestive system. This is Google...
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    Portomarin Bridge Closure

    It was Panorama and it was 1957. In those days you could get spaghetti in packets that were about 2 feet long, maybe a bit longer, wrapped in blue paper. But for the joke, they must have softened the pasta in the middle to hang each length over a branch of the tree. Now spaghetti only seems to...
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    Hostal Acacia, Burgos

    Yes, it's confusing, isn't it? Vivehotels.com tells us that "The Acacia Hostel is located in front of the Museum of Human Evolution and also of the Burgos Library." That's in Burgos, right? It also says that the address is "Bernabé Perez Ortiz, 1, 09004 Burgos, Spain". So why can't Google Maps...
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    A Simple Question

    Standard Life recently rebranded to abrdn. Better that than DNR o_O
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    Hostal Acacia, Burgos

    According to the sello in my credencial, I stayed at the Hostal Acacia, Burgos, in September 2014. I have no actual memory of the place, though my diary tells me I left the accommodation in the early evening and had forgotten where the entrance was when I got back. The sello is headed 'ACACIA *...
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    Meaning of Latin Words on Santiago Cathedral's Main Door?

    I respectfully refute this allegation. :) It was Tom (t2andreo) who started this whole side discussion in his post #13 : But, in my layman's observations over the years, it DOES seem that most Catholic and mainline Protestant churches are aligned with the altar end is on the East facing side of...
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