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- From: sp@osf.org (Simon Patience)
- Subject: Re: K Street
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.090525.4356@osf.org>
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- References: <Bzqz8z.2Jt@techbook.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 09:05:25 GMT
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- In article <Bzqz8z.2Jt@techbook.com>, dant@techbook.com (Dan Tilque) writes:
- > I ran across a reference to K Street in a recent Economist. The exact
- > context was that Capitol Hill and K Street would be pleased with
- > Bentsen's appointment as Treasury Secretary.
- >
- > Oviously this is metonomy, but for what? I assume that this is refering
- > to K Street in Washington, D.C., but what's on K Street. My guess is
- > that it's the headquarters of the Treasury Dept. and that this is
- > refering to the rank and file Treasury bureaucrats.
- >
- > This also reminded me of a short list that I have of streets that have
- > become metonyms or toponyms.
- >
- > Wall St.
- > Madison Ave.
- > Fleet St.
- > Skid Road an actual road in Seattle
-
- Isn't that Skid Row?
-
- > Grub Street my dictionary tells me that this referes to literary
- > hacks, but I've never heard it used.
-
- nor have I.
-
- > Any additions?
-
- Threadneedle St (probably UK specific, it's where the Bank of England is)
-
- Simon.
-
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