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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by userbinator on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @09:29PM (#36236028)
It gets an even more politically incorrect meaning when you read "tie" as a verb.
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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by froggit on Friday June 09, 2023 @11:53AM (#36259728)
> It gets an even more politically incorrect meaning when you read "tie" as a verb.

The change from "black tie" to "african-american tie" seems much less like a goofy 'find and replace' fail when you read it that way.

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