Dean_H
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Banbury in?
guy on the phone said its in OXON, but ive never heard of a county called OXON
and the postcode is OX17 3ZJ
so is banbury in oxon ?  
cheers guys! need to send the letter by tomorrow morning!
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Mattb
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yes...
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Jamie
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Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3ZJ
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Sam
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Oxon is short for Oxfordshire, just like Hants = Hampshire, Northants = Northamptonshire, etc.
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Nath
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quote: Originally posted by Sam
Oxon is short for Oxfordshire, just like Hants = Hampshire, Northants = Northamptonshire, etc.
Why is that anyway?
Oxon is nothing like Oxfordshire, except for the OX part obviously. Same for Hants meaning Hampshire.
Bucks meaning Buckinghamshire makes sense.
Nobody probably cares really......... 
[Edited on 20-06-2005 by Nath]
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Dean_H
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ok cheers guys
also having an argument with the misses
sam could you set the record straight
do u pronounce oxford as
ox - fud
ox - ford
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Sam
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It's pronounced Oxford. Anyone who pronounces it as Ox-fud is a country bumpkin IMO.
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Sam
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quote: Originally posted by Nath
quote: Originally posted by Sam
Oxon is short for Oxfordshire, just like Hants = Hampshire, Northants = Northamptonshire, etc.
Why is that anyway?
Oxon is nothing like Oxfordshire, except for the OX part obviously. Same for Hants meaning Hampshire.
Bucks meaning Buckinghamshire makes sense.
Nobody probably cares really......... 
[Edited on 20-06-2005 by Nath]
I was having this same conversation with the guy I sit next to at work. We couldn't work it out either, got bored and started talking about PS2 games instead...
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Rebrabuk
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quote: Originally posted by Sam
It's pronounced Oxford. Anyone who pronounces it as Ox-fud is a country bumpkin IMO.
As a Geordie, i pronounce it as Oxfadshia. 
[Edited on 21-06-2005 by Rebrabuk]
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