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wolf · 02-28-2012, 07:29 PM

I was specifically referring to classic's use of "ringing up" someone instead of calling, which is a British usage. As is the term "knocking up," but I don't know if that's in use any longer. With respect to phones, anyway.

02-28-2012, 07:29 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I was specifically referring to classic's use of "ringing up" someone instead of calling, which is a British usage. As is the term "knocking up," but I don't know if that's in use any longer. With respect to phones, anyway. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis