Clive Coleman wrote:
In message , John Rowland
writes

Really, of course, we shouldn't. The first gap should be after the
bit that you don't have to dial if it matches your own phone
number, i.e. 020.
All very interesting, but just goes to show the snobbery of the
people who try to point out their [= they're] living in the London
area, as I've never read anything authoritative on telephone number
groupings.

How on earth can you deduce any snobbery from that eminently practical
suggestion? In fact the snobbery lies with people who have to emphasise
that they live in the "0207" part of London.

I'm coming to the conclusion that "just goes to show" often means
"matches my prejudices".

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Richard J.
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