{"id":661,"date":"2010-08-17T21:29:44","date_gmt":"2010-08-18T04:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/?p=661"},"modified":"2010-08-17T21:29:44","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T04:29:44","slug":"sequim-washington-to-swim-or-to-shoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilovefreedom.com\/?p=661","title":{"rendered":"Sequim, Washington: To Swim or to Shoot?"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to a recent post in the International Business Edge<\/a>, the small town of Sequim, WA<\/a>, has an Identity Crisis \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 big time:<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The U.S. town of Sequim, Washington has long claimed that \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcin the native language of the S\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Klallam tribe<\/a>, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcS\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Kwim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 means quiet waters,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 as indicated on the town website<\/a>. However, a linguist recently revealed that a correct translation would actually be \u00e2\u20ac\u02dca place for going to shoot.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Quiet Waters<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A place for going to shoot.<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d  Quite a contrast, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you think?<\/p>\n

For more insight, you can Listen to the story on NPR.org<\/a> or read the article by the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With shooting potentially involved, I wonder why NRA.org<\/a> hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t picked up the story!<\/p>\n

del.icio.us Tags: Sequim<\/a>,Words<\/a>,Identity<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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