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Old 19-Nov-2009, 18:27
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Default "I couldn't find a taxi so I took a livery cab"

"I couldn't find a taxi, so I took a livery cab" what does "Livery cab" mean?
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Old 19-Nov-2009, 23:57
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A cabriolet that is available for hire. But in this instance probably it is a car belonging to a hire company as opposed to a taxicab that picks up fares from the street.
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