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Subject: technology
From: Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2...@gmail.com>
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My poor wife was asked today what "technology" means and she blurted
out "wood work"; and now feels she has to go back and re-explain it to
the person she misinformed.

I'm not sure she does - a difficult word to pin down! Did "Domestic
Science" in the sixties become "Home Technology" AKA washing up and
ironing?