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#151230 11/30/05 11:33 PM
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>>postpaid<<

It seems to me this term has been used to indicate an envelope or return-envelope that has the postage prepaid
by the business desiring your response. "Just drop the postpaid card (or envelope) back in the mail," or "Just use the postpaid envelope."

And hearkening back to the "hyphen" thread...I think I prefer post-paid (and have seen it that way many times before)...but, ahem, that's just me.

#151231 12/01/05 12:10 AM
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I generally steer away from neologisms,particularly those that are related to tech issues, because so many of them are contrived, twisted, artifical-sounding, or just plain "cutesy." But this one I like. Seems to me it serves a real need and while I won't use it often, if the need arises to differentiate between the two types of service I'll cheerfully use it.


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