Re: CHAT: postcodes

Kou wrote:
>En anglais, composer = dial, even though the dial is, for the most
>part save folks in South Dakota (?), obsolete.

Now, now.  Last time I was there (1985) the place was quite up-to-date.
I wonder if _anyplace however tiny_ in the US still uses a central exchange
with real operators?
>
>I do the same thing with familiar numbers. I can dial my father's
>number in the dark. When asked what the number is, I need to dial in
>space or on a table surface before I can generate the number verbally.
>
My mother, in mid-stages of Alzheimer's, used to do imaginary crossword
puzzles, with an imaginary pencil, on tabletops.  It's the sole amusing
aspect that sister and I still recall with rueful chuckles.

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