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Welcome to Devonport have a nice drive

The mowing down of words and people

David Slack
Jun 7, 2023
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The numeral 30 comes from Latin, written as triginta.

In our seaside village there are many aspirational people going forward in their utes and Audis but not all that many who had time for a classics education.

So when the useless council put up this new sign, it seems most people assumed it must be saying in Latin, Welcome to Devonport, go as fast as yo…

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