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Carpal Tunnel
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Carpal Tunnel
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it's like Faldage (almost) said, olly: laziness. it may have well had its start in the military, but at least the earliest citation in OED is from time-telling: At oh-eight-thirty-hours..
if it's of any consolation to you, I know someone who gets extremely contravivulated* by this usage.
-joe (*bent out of shape) friday
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