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why has it been matched the oyster name to the oyster card?

for a foreigner it sounds bizzarre.

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why has it been matched the oyster name to the oyster card?

for a foreigner it sounds bizzarre.


Max, your language translator has broken again.

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why has it been matched the oyster name to the oyster card?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_card#Brand

for a foreigner it sounds bizzarre.


Not if they are used to the Octopus card in Hong Kong.

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"max" wrote in message ...
why has it been matched the oyster name to the oyster card?

for a foreigner it sounds bizzarre.


And to the English. However, I believe the idea was that an oyster is very
boring to look out but can contain a jewel inside!

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why has it been matched the oyster name to the oyster card?

for a foreigner it sounds bizzarre.


And to the English. However, I believe the idea was that an oyster is very
boring to look out but can contain a jewel inside!

MaxB



kind of a pearl card.




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why has it been matched the oyster name to the oyster card?

for a foreigner it sounds bizzarre.


Max, your language translator has broken again.

tim


it's not because of me, it's because the haste so say it..



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