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Re: X-Pods on sale in the UK
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lugnet.basic
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Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:01:20 GMT
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"William Howard" <william@howard-family.fsworld.co.uk> wrote in message
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> The 4 X-Pod sets (4346 to 4349) are now on sale in the UK
Are they "on sale" or are they "for sale"?
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) That's an interesting prepositional conundrum. Technically, in both UK and US English, it's "on sale" just to indicate that something is now available from a supplier that was not available at first. But "for sale" seems to be used as (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.basic, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | X-Pods on sale in the UK
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| The 4 X-Pod sets (4346 to 4349) are now on sale in the UK The "pod" is a three part carry case and can be built with. The top and bottom resemble 10 stud diameter radar dishes, while the middle is three bricks high, clear, with studs on the bottom. (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.basic, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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