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From: church@art.ohiou.edu (Bob Church)
Subject: Re: Get Down to Brass Tacks [was: Re: Burning Houses for 
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In article <824123260snz@gbutler.demon.co.uk>
Geoff Butler <Geoff@gbutler.demon.co.uk> writes:

> 
> It's true that b/d is the same trap, but using that as an argument
> against "mind your p's and q's" is irrelevant. Printers might well
> have said "mind your b's and d's", but they didn't (hypothetically).
> They were arbitrary alternatives, and one found favour.

I think the letter c probably had more to do with it. 

Bob Church
