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  1. 21-Mar-2004, 09:18 #1
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    Default cardboard?

    Err...this might be a silly question less to do with English and more to do with common sense.
    It's....there are "cardboard tubes" on the outside of some tampons.
    I mean...why are they called "cardboard" tubes in English as they are made of plastic materials?
    Are some of them really made of "cardboard"? :(
  2. 21-Mar-2004, 13:27 #2
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    They were.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tdol
    They were.
    Indeed. :wink:
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