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To: jonmac@ndirect.co.uk
Subject: Smidgen
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:25:07 -0400
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <200408251931.i7PJVZQH001475@autox.team.net>
A smidgen, at least when used to define an increment, is the next unit down 
in size from a tad.
(In Canada we use both terms, since our language borrows from the UK and 
the US - for example correct spelling here gives us "What colour are your 
tires?")
Jim
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>From: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
>
>Gene Glenn wrote:
>I would be more than happy to pay a fair price (plus a smidgen) for one.
>[a "smidgen" is a small unit of
>measurement used south of the Mason-Dixon line]
>.......... More than that, what are the co-efficients to
>convert said unit of measurement to Imperial, Metric, Whitworth or BSF? I
>have time on my hands at the moment and need to ensure it's properly used.
>
>Jonmac

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