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i have to wonder if this is the origin of the florida keys

i have to wonder if this is the origin of the florida keys

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Mor likey, Florida Keys are from the word CAY, a sandy low lying island sitting on a coral reef. Also pronounced 'Key'.

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shit thats awesome more things point to the keys

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Key, Caye, Cay, Quay, and I don't know how many more variant spellings are all pronounced the same and mean the same thing.

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See mom, I did learn something from Grand Theft Auto. GTA 3 in this case.

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It comes from the french word: quai. Which comes from the Roman gaul : caio. It means a wharf. In french it's ppronounced like the first syllable of '' (ke)ttle '' . We never pronounce the s for plural. One famous quai in Paris along the Seine is called ''quai des Orfèvres''. It's the old criminal police headquarter for the greater Paris.

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So that's how the word is spelled.

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It's worded like that as it helps you to remember for when you're in Salford Quays, Manchester - that you may as well leave your keys in the car as it's getting nicked regardless.