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- From: jlb10@cl.cam.ac.uk (John Beaven)
- Subject: Re: Postperson Pat.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.111145.25587@infodev.cam.ac.uk>
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- References: <1jp8p2INN1n5@bnsgd245.bnr.co.uk> <2033@spam.ua.oz> <C1H34M.4vJ@apollo.hp.com> <1993Jan26.215359.24513@netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 11:11:45 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.215359.24513@netcom.com>, sue@netcom.com (Sue Miller) writes:
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- |> Now *here's* an interesting subject. My daughter and nephews all
- |> love Postman Pat. The name can't be changed, nothing else will
- |> scan. "Postal Carrier Pat and his black & white cat.." nah.
- |> 'Postperson' is an abomination, of course.
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- There is the Scottish (is it Scottish? I've only heard it in Edinburgh)
- word "Postie", which would scan.
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- John
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