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Thread #59418   Message #3713310
Posted By: Ebbie
31-May-15 - 03:20 AM
Thread Name: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
"Dublin's fair city..."

I've never understood that phrase. Dublin IS a city. Right? How can a city have a city?

Unless they meant to say: Dublin is a fair city, etc.

In that case, why "IN" Dublin's fair city..., etc?

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