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TO MY SURPRISE THE SUBURBS OF SAN DIEGO
DO NOT HAVE ANY CURBS. WHEN
I ASKED MY AUNT WHY THEY DIDN'T SHE
REPLIED LAUGHINGLY, "THOSE ARE GUTTERS."
Submitter comment:
IN SAN DIEGO THEIR CURBS ARE FLAT
TO ALLOW PROPER DRAINAGE WHEN IT RAINS.
THUS THE REASON FOR CALLING THEM GUTTERS.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; SAN DIEGO
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Common Word |
Date learned: 12-00-1979