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On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:46:52 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 15 Oct 2008 15:53:26 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
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>>On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:25:07 +0100, Stephen wrote:
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>>> government often re-brand companies
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>>Huh? Over here, companies may rebrand, but the goverment doesn't do
>>that. (We just give the failing ones money ;-) ).
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> In living memory, the GPO (General Post Office) turned into the PO then
> Royal Mail and BT (British Telecom) which split off its mobile (cell)
> arm to O2 all changes needed rebranding. The telephone system changed
> its numbering so all companies had to reprint their headed papers and
> adverts. (London went from 01 to 071 for inner London and 081 for outer
> London then to 0171 and 0181 now it is 0207 and 0208)
Ah, *government* businesses, not businesses in general. ;-)
>>> enough for the bible then it's good enough for me, attitude) And Wales
>>> and parts of Scotland have dual language signs.
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>>True, hadn't thought about that.
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> And why should you?
Because I have friends in Scotland and Wales as well - have been to
Scotland but not Wales...Come to think, don't know that the guy from
Wales is there any more. Now I wonder where he did end up.
Jim
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