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- From: kaygee@hardy.u.washington.edu (Kevin Giansante)
- Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
- Subject: Re: 'Professor' in Canada - what does it mean?
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- Date: 28 Dec 92 18:12:54 GMT
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- In article: 13792 of alt.usage.english, gtoal@pizzabox.demon.co.uk
- (Graham Toal) says, in part:
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- >I think the equivalent in America is a personal chair.
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- On this side of the Atlantic, Graham, a personal chair is more often
- known by the title "recliner" or, more formally, "Strat-o-lounger".
- We don't call them professors much.
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