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eom... What do the letters mean?
Sir_Truth 35 Reviews 8323 reads
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OXYGEN 37 Reviews 7627 reads
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Much,much before computers and the internet, reporters ended their their wire transmissions with "EOT", meaning "End of Transmission".
Thought you might be interested in some more trivia.
BTW, the printed paper on which the transmitted copy was printed, was called a "tear sheet".

fineass 8180 reads
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OXYGEN, your knowledge is great! I wish I knew little things like that. I don't follow over half of people's posts because I'm not real "up" on the computer lingo of abbreviations. You should hear what I THINK some initials mean!! LOL (I just learned what that meant!!!)
Stay Sweet!

denverdon2757 49 Reviews 6342 reads
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You've heard people say those were POSH accomodations, or a really POSH resort, meaning the finest or really luxorious.

Well back in the old days when steamers sailed from the UK to India, the best staterooms were on the portside outbound, and the starboardside homewardbound, so their tickets were stamped P.O.S.H. eventually shortened to posh.

Betcha didn't know that.

OXYGEN 37 Reviews 8640 reads
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PRINCETON73 69 Reviews 7247 reads
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..that that supposed derivation of the word "posh" is an urban legend


http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-pos1.htm

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