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Sentence
But
'Tube'
is
used
as
shorthand
for
the
whole
network,
not
least
by
London
Underground
itself,
…
It
tends
to
be
older
people
who
hold
on
to
the
distinction.
A
friend
of
mine
was
visiting
his
mother
who
lives
about
500
yards
from
Parsons
Green
station
on
the
District,
which
is
a
cut-and-cover
line
[not
a
tube
line].
At
the
end
of
the
evening
she
said,
"How
are
you
getting
back?"
He
said,
"Oh,
on
the
Tube",
and
she
looked
at
him
absolutely
blankly.
"What
Tube?"
she
said,
"There
is
no
Tube
here."
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But 'Tube' is used as shorthand for the whole network, not least by London Underground itself, … It tends to be older people who hold on to the distinction. A friend of mine was visiting his mother who lives about 500 yards from Parsons Green station on the District, which is a cut-and-cover line [not a tube line]. At the end of the evening she said, How are you getting back?
He said, Oh, on the Tube
, and she looked at him absolutely blankly. What Tube?
she said, There is no Tube here.
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