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08-04-2015, 12:10 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
In the old days, the price is the same for the first 10 words.
If the word is 10 letters or less, it is considered one word. More than that, it is counted as 2 words, something like that.
Besides, battleship and steamboat is the same - ONE WORD
So, where is the saving?
PS: Back in the 1950s, there is, to my knowledge, only Hainanese-styled steamboat, brought here by the immigrants.
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In the old days, the price is the same for the first 10 words.
If the word is 10 letters or less, it is considered one word. More than that, it is counted as 2 words, something like that.
Besides, battleship and steamboat is the same - ONE WORD
So, where is the saving?
PS: Back in the 1950s, there is, to my knowledge, only Hainanese-styled steamboat, brought here by the immigrants.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?204408-The-telegram-is-charged-based-on-words&goto=newpost).