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Re: Phoneme winnowing continues

From:Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...>
Date:Tuesday, June 10, 2003, 17:14
>>I've never heard the words metcard, >> >Electronically/magnetically validated public transport ticket >(credit-card sized).
Usually referred to in the USA by the moniker of the transit system (e.g. MARTA, BART) with "-card" suffixed.
>>dettol, >> >Antiseptic thing made by a presumably English company: the Queen uses it. >If you get a cut that might get infected, you would wash it in >Dettol. Orangey color. Distinctive smell.
Betadine, I think. _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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