>>>>Hi,
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>>>>>Stand down is a very common expression in the military, but I've never heard it in the civilan sector.
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>>>>Hmmm. Common enough here but in a slighty different context. e.g "Tony Blair has announced that he will stand down as prime minister"
>>>
>>>On this side of the pond we say "step down". Oh, and we're always right. :-P
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>>I guess we use both - so you can be right this time<g>
>
>I'm enjoying this moment. Makes me a little misty.
You sound like you've wet your trousers
- Whoever said that women are the weaker sex never tried to wrest the bedclothes off one in the middle of the night
- Worry is the interest you pay, in advance, for a loan that you may never need to take out.
