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Old 17th Nov 2010, 06:53
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At a girls' boarding school near us they were forbidden from asking for the salt and pepper; they were always told to offer it.

So, the S&P sitting forlornly at one end of the table, the girl at the other end, wanting it, would politely ask "would you like the S&P Emily" of the girl with the S&P. Subtle!
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