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My Celine Posted 21 years ago
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pick up stream
It really has picked up steam over the past couple of years. We're not just waiting for campuses to decide. We're doing a lot of proactive mailing, letting people know about books we think they'll like.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
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Accelerated .
- Accelerated .
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Hi,
Just a note that the associated mental image is that of a steam locomotive, which is said to 'pick up (ie increase) steam' as it goes faster.
Best wishes, Clive
Just a note that the associated mental image is that of a steam locomotive, which is said to 'pick up (ie increase) steam' as it goes faster.
Best wishes, Clive
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