If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?
As you all know I work in schools and have lots of fun with children. One of the fun teases that I do is when they try to answer a question and say “Er?”
What is the capital of the Roman Empire? “Er?…” No that’s a Bronze Age city on the south bank of the Euphrates.
You know what they say about small things and small minds, well…
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2 replies on “The Ancient City of Ur”
This made me smile 😃
Ur was one of the first big cities in Mesopotamia 🏺📜 famous for its ziggurat and royal tombs ✨