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Old 04-21-2008, 07:21 PM   #19 (permalink)
Reba
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Originally Posted by Ozzie View Post
d. We hear of people coming from "up north" or "down south", but never "left west" or "right east".
We say "out West" and "back East". I think that reflects the pioneer days when Americans left the East coast to migrate to the West.
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