In ,
Ian Jelf typed:

In message , Ian F.
writes
"d" wrote in message
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Of course, dropping the "road" changes things considerably. "Essex
Road" becomes "Essex", which is an entirely different kettle of
fish
I know why visitors from the US do it; as pointed out elsewhere, they
do it at home. But it really annoys me because of the confusion it
causes. When in Rome.......

Meeting someone on the corner of Oxford and Tottenham becomes
something of a challenge! ;-)

Regular utl readers might remember my tale of some Americans I met
some years ago in Oxford who were looking for Selfridges. After a
great deal of discussion and confusion, I eventually ascertained that
they were staying in London, had been wandering around Hyde Park
looking for "Oxford" (ie Oxford Street) and some helpful passer-by
had managed to put them on the Oxford Tube coach which stops at
Marble Arch. An hour and a half later (but bizarrely not really
seeming to think that anything was amiss) they arrived at Gloucester
Green Bus Station and.......

So if they arrived at Gloucester, how did they turn up in Oxford? I
don't seem to be following this very well.
:-)




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Bob

Bob Wood wrote:

So if they arrived at Gloucester, how did they turn up in Oxford? I
don't seem to be following this very well.
:-)

Gloucester Green is the name of the main bus station in Oxford.

Neil

In oups.com,
Neil Williams typed:

Bob Wood wrote:

So if they arrived at Gloucester, how did they turn up in Oxford? I
don't seem to be following this very well.
:-)


Gloucester Green is the name of the main bus station in Oxford.


Whoooosh!!


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Bob

In article .com, Neil
Williams writes
Bob Wood wrote:

So if they arrived at Gloucester, how did they turn up in Oxford? I
don't seem to be following this very well.
:-)

Gloucester Green is the name of the main bus station in Oxford.

Neil


and you can get a coach from Gloucester Green, Oxford to Gloucester.


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Alan

In article .com, Neil
Williams writes
Bob Wood wrote:

So if they arrived at Gloucester, how did they turn up in Oxford? I
don't seem to be following this very well.
:-)

Gloucester Green is the name of the main bus station in Oxford.

Neil

Just like Liverpool Street station is not in Liverpool.

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Alan

In ,
Alan Osborn typed:
In article .com,
Neil Williams writes
Bob Wood wrote:

So if they arrived at Gloucester, how did they turn up in Oxford? I
don't seem to be following this very well.
:-)

Gloucester Green is the name of the main bus station in Oxford.

Neil

Just like Liverpool Street station is not in Liverpool.

You needed to read further up the thread to understand what this was
about.


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Bob

On Thu, 9 Feb 2006, Alan Osborn wrote:

In article .com, Neil
Williams writes
Bob Wood wrote:

So if they arrived at Gloucester, how did they turn up in Oxford? I
don't seem to be following this very well. :-)

Gloucester Green is the name of the main bus station in Oxford.

Just like Liverpool Street station is not in Liverpool.

And Lime Street is not in Limehouse. Clearly, a swap should take place.

tom

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