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    Quote Originally Posted by Casiopea
    :D "78 percent of the Usage Panel" graduated in 1930. :D
    They must be getting on in years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RonBee
    Quote Originally Posted by Casiopea
    :D "78 percent of the Usage Panel" graduated in 1930. :D
    They must be getting on in years.

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    What is getting on in years?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bmo
    Quote Originally Posted by RonBee
    Quote Originally Posted by Casiopea
    :D "78 percent of the Usage Panel" graduated in 1930. :D
    They must be getting on in years.

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    What is getting on in years?
    It's not a what; it's a who. If 78% of the usage panel graduated in 1930 they must be in their nineties now. ("getting on in years" = "getting old")

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