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Yellow legal pad
I've read in a few novels recently of British characters in Britain using a "yellow legal pad".
Are these yellow legal pads known and used in Britain?
When were they introduced?
I don't recall any such things in my time in Britain in the 1960s
As far as I know they are strictly an American device.
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
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Are these yellow legal pads known and used in Britain?
When were they introduced?
I don't recall any such things in my time in Britain in the 1960s
As far as I know they are strictly an American device.
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
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Not anymore. The green police urges the use of white, recyclable pads.
- Not anymore.
- The green police urges the use of white, recyclable pads.
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Not anymore. The green police urges the use of white, recyclable pads.
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[nq:1]I've read in a few novels recently of British characters in Britainusing a "yellow legal pad". Are these yellow legal ... things in my time in Britain in the 1960s As far as I know they are strictly an American device.[/nq]
We just call them yellow pads. We've had them for decades. What exactly is it that makes them 'legal'?
John Dean
Oxford
We just call them yellow pads. We've had them for decades. What exactly is it that makes them 'legal'?
John Dean
Oxford
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[nq:2]using a We just call them yellow pads. We've had them for decades. What exactly is it that makes them 'legal'?[/nq]
[nq:1]Size.[/nq]
Don't tell my girlfriend that. She might call the police.
Redwine
Hamburg
[nq:1]Size.[/nq]
Don't tell my girlfriend that. She might call the police.
Redwine
Hamburg
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[nq:1]We just call them yellow pads. We've had them for decades. What exactly is it that makes them 'legal'?[/nq]
"Letter size" and "legal size" correspond roughly
to A4 and A3, respectively.
Yes, not only roughly, but also respectively, as well.
Michael West
"Letter size" and "legal size" correspond roughly
to A4 and A3, respectively.
Yes, not only roughly, but also respectively, as well.
Michael West
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The standard page size in the US is 8.5" x 11". Three-ring binders, , file folders, and filing cabinets accommodate this size. There's a second standard here call "legal" which is 8.5" x 14". I've never seen three-ring binders available for this size, but there are file folders and filing cabinets for this size.
Most legal documents seem to be printed on this 8.5" x 14" size. I suppose that's
Most legal documents seem to be printed on this 8.5" x 14" size. I suppose that's
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[nq:2]using a We just call them yellow pads. We've had them for decades. What exactly is it that makes them 'legal'?[/nq]
[nq:1]The standard page size in the US is 8.5" x 11". Three-ring binders, , file folders, and filing cabinets accommodate ... don't have one at hand to measure) and are sometimes call "Gregg pads" because stenographers used the Gregg shorthand system.[/nq]
Ooh, goody, a
[nq:1]The standard page size in the US is 8.5" x 11". Three-ring binders, , file folders, and filing cabinets accommodate ... don't have one at hand to measure) and are sometimes call "Gregg pads" because stenographers used the Gregg shorthand system.[/nq]
Ooh, goody, a
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Michael West wibbled
[nq:2]We just call them yellow pads. We've had them for decades. What exactly is it that makes them 'legal'?[/nq]
[nq:1]"Letter size" and "legal size" correspond roughly to A4 and A3, respectively. Yes, not only roughly, but also respectively, as well.[/nq]
I don't think so. Letter is 8.5x11 inches, legal is 8.5x14. A4 is
8.27x11.69, A3 is 11.69x16.54. There's
[nq:2]We just call them yellow pads. We've had them for decades. What exactly is it that makes them 'legal'?[/nq]
[nq:1]"Letter size" and "legal size" correspond roughly to A4 and A3, respectively. Yes, not only roughly, but also respectively, as well.[/nq]
I don't think so. Letter is 8.5x11 inches, legal is 8.5x14. A4 is
8.27x11.69, A3 is 11.69x16.54. There's
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[nq:2]The standard page size in the US is 8.5" x ... call "Gregg pads" because stenographers used the Gregg shorthand system.[/nq]
[nq:1]Ooh, goody, a stationery thread! A4, "standard" page size in the UK, is slightly narrower than 8.5" and longer than ... the exact measurements. Levenger - I have just been drooling over the latest catlaogue - don't seem to sell rulers.[/nq]
210mm by 297mm
[nq:1]Ooh, goody, a stationery thread! A4, "standard" page size in the UK, is slightly narrower than 8.5" and longer than ... the exact measurements. Levenger - I have just been drooling over the latest catlaogue - don't seem to sell rulers.[/nq]
210mm by 297mm
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[nq:1]Michael West wibbled[/nq]
[nq:2]"Letter size" and "legal size" correspond roughly to A4 and A3, respectively. Yes, not only roughly, but also respectively, as well.[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't think so. Letter is 8.5x11 inches, legal is 8.5x14. A4 is 8.27x11.69, A3 is 11.69x16.54. There's quite a bit of difference between (however roughly you call it) 8.5x14 and 11.5x16.5. Ledger paper
[nq:2]"Letter size" and "legal size" correspond roughly to A4 and A3, respectively. Yes, not only roughly, but also respectively, as well.[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't think so. Letter is 8.5x11 inches, legal is 8.5x14. A4 is 8.27x11.69, A3 is 11.69x16.54. There's quite a bit of difference between (however roughly you call it) 8.5x14 and 11.5x16.5. Ledger paper
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