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Subject: [OM] Re: Film media article
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 06:10:59 +0000
Oh yes indeed Piers!  It comes from US sitcoms I fear - 'Friends' has a 
lot to answer for ;-).  I am happy to accept 'railroad' as part of 
cultural diversity, but 'train station' ...

Chris
On 16 Feb 2004 , at 21:59, Piers Hemy wrote:

>
> Fair dues Chris, your two examples are indeed, umm, shall we say 'very
> inelegant'?
>
> I still have to get my head round your explanation of precisely why 
> that is
> so, but without doubt they are wrong 'uns!
>
> And since we are talking of trains, can I put in a plea for 'train 
> station'
> to be excised from our usage, forthwith.  Trains stop at a _railway
> [railroad]_ station, for heaven's sake.
>
> Piers
<|_:-)_|>

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