The [Place] [Number] (was Re: A Texan jail)

Jonathon Green slang at ABECEDARY.NET
Wed Jul 12 11:16:41 UTC 2006


A last point: as far as the UK was concerned, all place/number
apostrophization referred back to the 'Chicago Eight' (Hoffman, Rubin,
Seale et al), which had played big in the London counterculture.

JG

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