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0 pointsbombcar3y ago0 comments

We say "The La Brea Tar Pits" without a second thought.

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NobodyNada3y ago· 2 in thread

But the “The” applies to “tar pits”, not “La Brea”, as in “The Panama Canal” or “The Seattle Seahawks”.

It translates as "The The Tar Tar Pits".

Ah, yeah that makes sense. I just assumed La Brea was a nearby city or area; I didn’t know it translated to “tar”.

kej3y ago

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