Once a Postcard .......

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Once a Postcard .......

Post by eastlondonpostcard »

- another thing I've noticed is that the term 'Postcard' is being used as a type of blog or report - especially from overseas - hmm - not quite the same is it? - so is this correct usage of the term Postcard, I wonder?

- I've just looked up the word Postcard in the Oxford English Dictionary:
a card for sending a message by post without an envelope, typically having a photograph or other illustration on one side

- that's what I thought - so what's happening to our old friend the Postcard? - perhaps it needs protecting?
~ send it on a Postcard please ~

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Re: Once a Postcard .......

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not an actual postcard but a commonly used colloquialism :wink:

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- incorrect usage if you ask me ....
~ send it on a Postcard please ~

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Re: Once a Postcard .......

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Or evolving usage? English is a living language, constantly developing, and perhaps faster in recent years as new technology is introduced.

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