To: Charlespg
That used to be a common figure of speech, to refer to some place or other as the "mecca" (no capital M) of this or that particular interest group.
9 posted on
02/10/2005 7:08:49 AM PST by
thulldud
(It's bad luck to be superstitious.)
To: thulldud
That used to be a common figure of speech A Google search for "shopping mecca" returns 35,700 results. Looks like it is still a common figure of speech.
14 posted on
02/10/2005 7:19:08 AM PST by
Between the Lines
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