CP Time

[Patti J. Kurtz]

Or like 'Indian time," which is generally used in the west to refer to
the casual attitude towards time that Native Americans tend to have.

Patti Kurtz

JMB at STRADLEY.COM wrote:

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>        "C.P. time" sounds like the more familiar (at least to me) and perhaps less pejorative "island time," which refers to the slower pace prevailing on Caribbean islands.
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>John Baker
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Dr. Patti J. Kurtz

Assistant Professor, English

Director of the Writing Center

Minot State University

Minot, ND 58707



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