On Sun, 5 Mar 2000, Andrew Gaskin wrote:
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|> But you see, George, if things had proceeded as promised, all of these
|> euphenisms would have been resolved metrically by now. ;-) We have
|> already lost SOME old fashion measures (e.g., the furlong).
|
|When did we lose furlongs? Still measure in rods, poles and perches round
|here ;)
I guess I stand corrected then. ;-)
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