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Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 04:21:58 -0700
From: "John Currie" <john.currie@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Hi Mike,  I  guess Churchill was right we really are separated by a common
language.  But in this case all is well . On this side of Atlantic  " on a
shoestring "  also means without enough money.
    73 de John VE1ZJ

Mike Dennison wrote:

> With apologies to UK readers, I am using this forum to survey non-UK
> amateurs about the term "on a shoestring" which the RSGB may be using in
> the title of a future project. I would like to know whether its UK meaning "for
> very little money" is widely understood around the world, especially in the US
> and Australia.
>
> This may sound an obvious question but I am well aware that an American
> puts his pants on over his shorts, but a Brit does the opposite (was this
> Superman's problem?) and an Australian would use Durex to make sure
> nothing leaked out of a parcel whilst a Brit would use it for a quite different
> purpose.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.
>
> [official signature for a change]
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> Mike Dennison, G3XDV
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