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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Mayans Were Right
It's the end of the world for the Tea Party and the NRA.
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The Mayans Were Right (Original Post)
TexasProgressive
Dec 2012
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graham4anything
(11,464 posts)1. +1zillion trillion million
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)2. They are called the Mayas. Mayan is a language.
Bucky
(54,014 posts)3. Mayans over matter
TexasProgressive
(90 posts)4. The Maya were right...
Yikes.
I knew better.
Maya, not Mayan, not Mayas.
Anyway...
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)5. You can edit the OP. And the plural is correct. The many Maya groups are the Mayas. There are
numerous Mayan languages, with common cultural roots and a shared calendar. Thus, Mayas is proper usage when referring to them severally.
malaise
(269,022 posts)6. Said the same about the GOP this morning
fadedrose
(10,044 posts)7. Welcome, and I love your avatar
I loved that lady, Ann...can't remember her name, but she was a joy and I like seeing her face again. Been a long time....
TexasProgressive
(90 posts)8. That's Ann Richards
I got to spend some time with her. She was a wonderful lady in person, not just in public.