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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.)
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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 ("Christianity is not a religion; it is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.")
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