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Old August 22nd 08, 08:11 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Who names new roads?
On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:06 +0100 (BST), (Colin
Rosenstiel) wrote:

In article ,
(Bill Hayles) wrote:

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:14 +0100 (BST), (Colin
Rosenstiel) wrote:

"BDY" was a standard LT abbreviation for "Broadway" up to at least the
late 1960s. I remember buses to HAMMERSMITH BDY, for example.

Which, for years, I misread as "Hammersmith Boy"

I always read it as "Hammersmith Body".

I pronounced it "biddy".
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