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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread what the e? #66120 04/18/2002 12:01 PM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 322 Toronto, Canada boronia enthusiast boronia enthusiast Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 322 Toronto, Canada I just read the following in a movie review of Panic Room: "it's a regular e-ticket ride. You know, I just realized that people will read the phrase "e-ticket" and assume I'm talking about getting airfare over the internet. How sad is that?" Although I didn't think he was talking about internet airfares, I guess I skimmed over e-ticket --- I have no idea what that means - any help for me out there? Added twist: given the context (a humour site), he might just be taking the Mickey out of his readers. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what the e? #66121 04/18/2002 1:56 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 HindustanTimes.com - Columnist ... are, dear Joyshree (may I?), brit slang. They are colourful but abbreviated ... are dumb. So, to take the mickey is to make a dumb Irishman out of you. ... http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/290901/THA16.asp More Results From: www.hindustantimes.com Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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