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Sep. 5th, 2002 12:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
magidI went to a drug-store-plus-we-sell-a-bit-of-everything last night. As I walked in, I noticed the two things above the front of the store, besides the name of the store:
24-hr pharmacy
1-hr photos
Without context, I could reasonably assume that these referred to the same thing (either availability of service, or duration until product is ready).
"Your prescription will be ready in 24 hours."
"Sorry, photos can only be dropped off between 3 and 4 today. Pick up and drop off is between 3 and 4 on weekdays, 4 and 5 on weekends."
There are some days I'm glad I'm a native English speaker...
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24-hr pharmacy
1-hr photos
Without context, I could reasonably assume that these referred to the same thing (either availability of service, or duration until product is ready).
"Your prescription will be ready in 24 hours."
"Sorry, photos can only be dropped off between 3 and 4 today. Pick up and drop off is between 3 and 4 on weekdays, 4 and 5 on weekends."
There are some days I'm glad I'm a native English speaker...
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