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Bluestocking

(789 posts) Sun May 17, 2026, 01:02 PM 19 hrs ago

When it is clearly not straight

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Why do they call it the Strait of Hormuz (Original Post) Bluestocking 19 hrs ago OP

TSF to rename it the George Strait. Sneederbunk 18 hrs ago #2

... True Dough 11 hrs ago #3

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1. A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.

Sun May 17, 2026, 01:10 PM

18 hrs ago

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/strait Nothing to do with whether it's "straight."

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2. TSF to rename it the George Strait.

Sun May 17, 2026, 01:30 PM

18 hrs ago

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3. ...

Sun May 17, 2026, 08:29 PM

11 hrs ago