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Old 4th February 2008, 10:16
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.....................As an aside, and probably o/t, is it right to use the 'of' word with a double f? I've been thinking about this whilst writing this post. For example, there was only 'one of' Class 53 (Falcon), but it's always described as a 'one off'. English eh?, weirdest language around.
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I'm probably wrong but I've always been under the impression that the term "one off" refers to the manufacturing process. e.g. Only "one" xxxx came "off" the production line.
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