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Re: Yards and Gardens and Queues, oh my!

#1756 06/02/2000 1:10 PM

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lower upstate New York

Jackie,

Far as I know, waiting "on line" is a New York thang... maybe you can credit its widening usage to the likes of 'Seinfeld' and 'Friends.'

In the UK, they just queue up

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UK English - US English Dictionary jmh 04/29/2000 9:27 AM

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Re: UK English - US English Dictionary Jackie 05/16/2000 1:09 PM

Re: UK English - US English Dictionary Lucy 05/17/2000 5:47 AM

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Re: UK English - US English Dictionary Rubrick 05/22/2000 9:58 PM

Re: UK English - US English Dictionary David108 05/22/2000 8:45 AM

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Re: UK English - US English Dictionary David108 05/23/2000 6:00 PM

Posties and Barbies jmh 05/23/2000 8:19 PM

Re: Posties and Barbies David108 05/25/2000 6:20 PM

Re: "Up" beats jmh 05/27/2000 4:59 PM

Oeuf-rica David108 05/27/2000 5:57 PM

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Re: Okra Jackie 06/03/2000 11:27 AM

UK English - US English Dictionary jmh 06/05/2000 10:00 PM

Re: UK English - US English Dictionary jmh 06/05/2000 10:47 PM

Re: Okra AnnaStrophic 06/01/2000 2:12 AM

Yards and Gardens jmh 06/02/2000 12:14 PM

Re: Yards and Gardens Jackie 06/02/2000 1:02 PM

Re: Yards and Gardens and Queues, oh my! AnnaStrophic 06/02/2000 1:10 PM

Re: Yards and Gardens jmh 06/02/2000 5:27 PM

Re: Okra tsuwm 06/02/2000 3:56 PM

Re: In Line/On Line jmh 06/02/2000 5:26 PM

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Re: UK English - US English Dictionary jmh 05/23/2000 7:47 PM

Re: UK English - US English Dictionary jmh 05/25/2000 2:12 PM

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