# Calvary is the hill Jesus was crucified on. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 2, 2009, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094 "2009-02-02T06:51:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/1 "2009-02-02T06:51:32Z")
Yes, its true. And the horsey soldiers are cavalry. Why, oh why, do some military experts not know this? I cannot stand to listen to otherwise knowledgeable people make this error. And I pit myself for being a prescriptivist on this, as a I am usually a descriptivist. That is all. You may resume your usual activities. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/2 "2009-02-02T07:03:14Z")
Sweet Jesus, yes. I had a friend who repeated referred to “the calvary” when she meant cavalry. It made me internally wince every single time. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/3 "2009-02-02T07:08:23Z")
If this were the greatest of my many sins against the English language, I’d be overjoyed :). I’m pretty sure I’ve done this a million times, despite knowing better. Sadly some of us never seem to learn from our mistakes. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/4 "2009-02-02T07:33:31Z")
It’s because people today don’t know how to spell, they know how to spellcheck. At least, that’s the case with me. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/5 "2009-02-02T08:05:17Z")
I remember a friend of mine, when I was around 13, telling me that **cavalry** was wrong, and **calvary** was right, when referring to the military horsemen. Confused the heck out of me. But then, his name was Kelvin, and he also tried to explain to me that Fahrenheit and Kelvin were equivalent terms for temperature, which I have also subsequently found to be incorrect (there’s a conversion factor). So he was just a misinformed kid. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/6 "2009-02-02T10:14:57Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Calvary is the hill Jesus was crucified on. A highlight of the 1988 Winter Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/7 "2009-02-02T10:54:40Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > A highlight of the 1988 Winter Olympics. This is where I tell you that you owe me a keyboard!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/8 "2009-02-02T14:27:35Z")
If it’s any consolation, until about 2 minutes ago, I thought they were both spelled “Cavalry.” I never could make the connection. Not to beat this cliche like a stubborn mule, but … ignorance fought. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/9 "2009-02-02T14:49:45Z")
So what about Calgary? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/10 "2009-02-02T15:05:44Z")
Calgary, take me away! ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/11 "2009-02-02T15:05:52Z")
**breeches** The parts that seals a gun tube, or trousers. **breaches** Entry points into the enemy’s walls. **ordinance** a rule or law **ordnance** things that explode, ammunitions, that branch of the military that plays with such things Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/12 "2009-02-02T15:17:17Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > So what about Calgary? That’s “Caglary.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/13 "2009-02-02T15:32:58Z")
Brakes - things that stop your car/bike. Breaks - things that them’s. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/14 "2009-02-02T15:35:06Z")
Yeah, but its spelled _ **Favre** _. So that’s where it gets confusing. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/15 "2009-02-02T15:48:47Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > If it’s any consolation, until about 2 minutes ago, I thought they were both spelled “Cavalry.” Me, too. I’m an atheist pacifist and these words rarely come up. I don’t think I’ve ever written them and have only rarely seen them in print. I don’t think you could really blame me for getting it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/16 "2009-02-02T15:50:07Z")
**Cache** (kash), a store of goods. **Cachet** (kash-ay), a quality; prestige **Cache** (kash-ay), ‘cache’ mispronounced. ---
**Author:** ![Peanut\_Gallery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/838e76/32.png) [@Peanut\_Gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanut_Gallery)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/17 "2009-02-02T16:05:09Z")
I guess this was ingrained in me while gaming. Gamers abbreviate everything, so its always Cav this, Cav that. And mostly text, so I haven’t had the displeasure of hearing somebody make this mistake. I rank it next to _newkyoolar_. It would hurt my estimate of an “expert” if they said ‘calvary’. Until this thread, I had no idea Jesus was crucified in Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/18 "2009-02-02T16:07:46Z")
And when the cavalry controls their horsies, they use **reins**. Not reigns– **reins**. If they’re letting the horse run loose, they’re giving him **free rein** –not free reign. Only Caligula gave his horse free reign. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/19 "2009-02-02T16:07:58Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > **Cache** (kash), a store of goods. > **Cachet** (kash-ay), a quality; prestige > > **Cache** (kash-ay), ‘cache’ mispronounced. **Cash** : What you use to fill your **cache** so you’ll have some **cachet**. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/20 "2009-02-02T16:11:12Z")
Advice - a noun Advise - a verb Past - a moment in time preceding the current time. Passed - what that car just did to you, pokey. Past tense - referring to a time that has passed. Passed tents - you missed the offramp to the campgrounds, Davy Crocket. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094.md?page=2)