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To: ConservativeStatement
“two-flat”

Is that what we used to call a “duplex”?
Modern American writing is hard on an old man.

8 posted on 07/04/2014 6:21:59 AM PDT by Tupelo
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To: Tupelo

I am baffled by “Yeah, no.” Which is it?!


10 posted on 07/04/2014 6:26:11 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement ("World Peace 1.20.09.")
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To: Tupelo

Chicago Speak a “two-flat” is a duplex with on unit on top of the other. “Duplex would be two units side by side with common wall.


13 posted on 07/04/2014 6:36:57 AM PDT by BubbaBobTX ("The problem with socialism is you eventually run out of other peoples money." Margaret Thatcher)
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To: Tupelo

Could be an obscure reference to Pat Benatar?


17 posted on 07/04/2014 7:06:54 AM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: Tupelo

“Two flat” is a colloquialism. “Four flat” and “Brownstone” are a couple of others peculiar to Chicago.


19 posted on 07/04/2014 7:15:18 AM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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