End of ADS-L Digest - 20 Jun 1996 to 21 Jun 1996

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There are 5 messages totalling 106 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. To drop a dime on someone (3)

 2. Chicago pronc (2)



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Date:  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 10:39:56 -0400

From:  "M. Lynne Murphy" <104LYN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MUSE.ARTS.WITS.AC.ZA>

Subject: Re: To drop a dime on someone



william king said:



> Another dime phone reference comes from a friend of mine in his late 40's

> who'll end long long distance calls that I place with "The next one's on

> my dime."



in my experience, this has been "nickel", which i mostly hear from

a friend in his 30s. e.g., "let me call you back on my nickel."



lynne



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