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Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar
Linguistic possibilities, davem, true - but how would those usages of the words account for the "express"?!
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Well, an 'express train' is simply a train with a limited number of stops, so that doesn't present a problem. It could refer to a mule train, a wagon train - ie, a 'caravan' which has a single or perhaps a couple of stops. One assumes therefore that most trading in M-e would be done by 'train', & given the widely spaced communities these 'trains'/caravans would be 'express'.
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Originally Posted by Legate
Not to mention that one would also need to identify what kind of a 'clever device' comes out of a tunnel, whistling...
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A rabbit with a kettle on its head...