Wray is a small village in Lancashire, England.

England, birthplace of the English language, has some odd words, such as runcation..

Runcation is a odd word, you are right.

Right is a word which has many homophones.

Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings.

Meanings of words can change as language evolves.
An example is "depend - opposite the shallow end in a swimming pool".

pool? nah, I prefer snooker

Snooker is often confused with pool to the uninitiated.

Uninitiated definition, to begin, set going, or originate.

Originate in England and you are English. Originate in Mozambique and you are Mozambiquan.

Mozambiquan, that's a long word.

Word games can throw up some interesting examples, such as curmudgeon.

Curmudgeon is a bad-tempered, difficult, person.

Person is the singular of people, whereas sheep is the plural of sheep and is unchanged.

Unchanged - remaining in an original state.

State is used to delimit a geographical area within certain countries (e.g. in the USA), whereas other countries use "departement" (France),"Land" (Germany) or "county", as in the UK.

UK weather reports, radar, and maps; along with world weather forecasts.

Forecasts are used by accountants and financial departments to predict growth trends.

Trends - A general direction in which something is developing or changing.

Changing rooms can be found in clothes shops, as well as your local public baths.