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mizter.t@gmail.com (Mizter T) wrote:

> On 2 Jun, 23:18, rosenst...@cix.co.uk (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
> 
> > In article <v0m64+rQp$QIF...@perry.co.uk>, rol...@perry.co.uk 
> > (Roland Perry) wrote:
> >
> > (snip)
> >
> > > That's more an economic issue, because if they asked for a ticket
> > > to Rome, and it cost a couple of Euros, I'd agree with you that
> > > they shouldn't expect to on a trip to Italy. But if you are
> > > Stansted Airport with a £20 ticket and two almost identical trains
> > > to choose from "does this one go to Liverpool" is quite a sensible
> > > question.
> >
> > Problem solved. There are no longer any trains to Liverpool from
> > Stansted.
> 
> That was easy.
> 
> Although the problem (in as much as it is a problem) still exists at
> Norwich, for example.
> 
> How comes the yanks developed this nomenclature anyway?

Fewer Yanks at Norwich (and Ely), luckily.

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Colin Rosenstiel