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From: rjw@ptsfc.UUCP (Rod Williams)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Briticisms
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Date: Tue, 17-Dec-85 12:09:57 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 17 12:09:57 1985
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>What does "subway" mean in Britain, then?

 It normally refers to an underground pedestrian passage - like one to
 get from one side of a busy street to another - or even to an
 Underground (Railway) Station (:-)). Incidentally, the Underground in
 London is familiarly referred to as The Tube.
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