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[Joel S. Berson]

At 4/24/2009 02:00 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>History and etymology aside, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the
>local Chamber of Commerce have given the name semiofficial status:
>
>http://www.websterlakeassociation.com/images/Cropped%20Thompson%20Road%20sign_0008.jpg
>
>It isn't going away.

(Mark kindly gives us
You can use
    http://tinyurl.com/db8ncg
instead.)

I thought shorter words always replaced longer ones.  But in any
case, given the current political/economic climate in Massachusetts
the Turnpike Authority is likely to go away first.

Joel

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