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TUM = Corporation?
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ste...@hotmail.com
Aug 21, 2013, 8:23:51 AM8/21/13
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Could someone please tell me why the above is true in some crossword clues? I cannot find any explicit reference to it on the internet, other than "TUM sometimes equals Corporation". But why?
Steve
Steve
musika
Aug 21, 2013, 8:56:36 AM8/21/13
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On 21/08/2013 13:23, ste...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Could someone please tell me why the above is true in some crossword clues? I cannot find any explicit reference to it on the internet, other than "TUM sometimes equals Corporation". But why?
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> Steve
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"Corporation" is an old word for a large stomach - hence tum or tummy.
> Could someone please tell me why the above is true in some crossword clues? I cannot find any explicit reference to it on the internet, other than "TUM sometimes equals Corporation". But why?
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> Steve
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Luciano Ward
Aug 21, 2013, 8:59:50 AM8/21/13
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On Wednesday, 21 August 2013 07:23:51 UTC-5, ste...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Could someone please tell me why the above is true in some crossword clues? I cannot find any explicit reference to it on the internet, other than "TUM sometimes equals Corporation". But why?
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> Steve
Steve:
> Could someone please tell me why the above is true in some crossword clues? I cannot find any explicit reference to it on the internet, other than "TUM sometimes equals Corporation". But why?
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> Steve
Corporation as in a pronounced tummy (or tum).
Luciano
ste...@hotmail.com
Aug 21, 2013, 9:15:39 AM8/21/13
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Ah! Okay, thanks for that.
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