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That median/meridian thing was asked and answered on Monday. Here it is
again since so many people seem to still be having problems with my
_regional_ use of "meridian". Can we move on?
Dori Green
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From: Dori Green [mailto:dgreen -at- associatedbrands -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 10:17 AM
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: Arrrghgh English (was FRIDAY FUN: Snow day!)
Not that I completely trust it any more ;-) but from dictionary.com --
Median Strip, Median, and Meridian are all regional synonyms for the buffer
strip between opposing highway lanes.
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