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A woman bought a vintage dress. It had a secret po...
When I got married, I received telegraph message “twenty-five” from many distant friends and relatives.
Cheaper to send a two word greeting rather than a fully decoded message.
dheerajvs
on Jan 16, 2024
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“twenty-five” is counted as a single word. I know because I once sent a telegram with such a number.
yitchelle
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I guess a money saving hack would be to string everything together using underscores :-)
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Cheaper to send a two word greeting rather than a fully decoded message.