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Autor: Antony Stone
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A: dng
Asunto: Re: [DNG] [OT] British vs American language
On Saturday 31 July 2021 at 00:27:16, Arnt Karlsen wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 23:14:36 +0200, Antony wrote in meesage:
>
> > I also caused some confusion when asking for directions to
> > "Schenectady" in New York State, USA, some years ago.
>
> ..aouch. What sort of shenanigans did that cause? ;o)


Fortunately, I wasn't trying to get to Shenaniga - or "Shenandoah" as I
believe the locals spell it :))

Antony.

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