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Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Hang On
I think most people are hoping it will remain a sliver of land, rather than a 'slither', thanks, Sydney Morning Herald:
The writer had already used the word 'crawl', so I guess 'slither' just felt right.
ReplyDeleteHe should have remembered to brace.
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