Postscript: "prom"--a bit of data . . .

[Bethany K. Dumas]

On Sat, 6 May 2006, Laurence Horn wrote:

>So in Georgia in 1991, one could (*the) 95 to *(the) prom, and in
>2007 in southern California one can take *(the) 5 to (*the) prom.
>Law of conservation of articles.

I need a translation!

Bethany

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