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  1. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!gtoal
  3. From: gtoal@pizzabox.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal)
  4. Subject: Re: 'Professor' in Canada - what does it mean?
  5. Message-ID: <Bzzz5H.240@demon.co.uk>
  6. Sender: news@demon.co.uk
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: pizzabox.demon.co.uk
  8. Organization: Cuddlehogs Anonymous
  9. References: <1992Dec25.093839.22647@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> <BzyG5L.GMy@demon.co.uk> <1hng36INNbfm@shelley.u.washington.edu>
  10. Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 01:36:52 GMT
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  13. In article <1hng36INNbfm@shelley.u.washington.edu> kaygee@hardy.u.washington.edu (Kevin Giansante) writes:
  14. :>I think the equivalent in America is a personal chair.
  15. :
  16. :On this side of the Atlantic, Graham, a personal chair is more often
  17. :known by the title "recliner" or, more formally, "Strat-o-lounger".
  18. :We don't call them professors much.
  19.  
  20. Oh yes - add "chaise lounge" to that list of hated solecisms 'up with which
  21. people always come' ;-)
  22.  
  23. (Who was it who was gleaning that list?  How's it coming on?  Remember
  24. to post it when you're done...)
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