Re: CHAT: Alcohol : was [conculture] Digest Number 360
| From: | Fior Avant <chiph@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 13, 2000, 20:33 |
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:17:37 -0400 Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> wrote:
> Adrian Morgan wrote:
> > A bottle shop
> > is, of course, what many countries call an off-license.
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>> I've heard the term, but never heard the definition; what is an
>> off-license?
>
As far as I know an "offie" (Off-licence ) is a place that sells alcoholic
stuff after the "closing time" in the UK ... When all pubs are closed, the only
place you can get a drink (here a bottle) is at an offie.
chiph
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