Re: Anyone a satisfied TalkTalk Broadband customer in Perth & Kinross?

Peter Crosland wrote:
> Andy Burns wrote:
>> On 17/08/2008 15:09, Peter Crosland wrote:
>>> terrestrial phone number
>>
>> Who has an extraplanetary one?
>
> You win the pedant of the day award. As most people know the term
> means those numbers that start with 01,02 or 03 that are charged at
> normal rates rather than the much higher ones for numbers starting
> 07,08 or 09.

This would, then, be a term you have just made up.


Paul Cupis

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:09:50 +0100, Paul Cupis passed an empty day by
writing:

> Peter Crosland wrote:
>> Andy Burns wrote:
>>> On 17/08/2008 15:09, Peter Crosland wrote:
>>>> terrestrial phone number
>>>
>>> Who has an extraplanetary one?
>>
>> You win the pedant of the day award. As most people know the term means
>> those numbers that start with 01,02 or 03 that are charged at normal
>> rates rather than the much higher ones for numbers starting 07,08 or
>> 09.
>
> This would, then, be a term you have just made up.

Spot on Paul. You get my vote for remark of the day. Too boot, the irony
of this bafoon calling anyone else a pedant is wonderful.


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