November 29th 04, 01:57 AM
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First recorded activity at LondonBanter: Jul 2004
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FGW Link excels even Thames Strains at public safety (lack of...)
Huge wrote:
(S.Byers) writes:
The 11.53 today (Sunday) ex-Hayes to Paddington FGWL strain arrived -
well eventually - fully 25 minutes late - but packed to the gunnels.
It's "gunwhales", BTW.
According to the OED it is either "gunwale" or "gunnel" as the original
poster spelled it.
Of course it additionally lists archaic variant spellings such as the
one you used and gonne walle, gunwayle, gunwaile, gun-wall, gun(n)al,
and gunhill.
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Michael Hoffman
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