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LuvNewcastle

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3. Yeah, a lot of people in the South

Reply to Kalidurga (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 25, 2015, 06:18 AM

Jun 2015

do that as well. People here will use the time ref. when they want to illustrate how easily they got there. They use miles when they want to let you know how much gas they burned and how much of a bother the trip was.

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Interesting. SamKnause Jun 2015 #1

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Yeah, a lot of people in the South LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #3