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   Tony Cooper to hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
   Re: Myths and legends   
   04 Nov 25 23:48:21   
   
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   From: tonycooper214@gmail.com   
      
   On Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:50:48 +0200, Steve Hayes   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >What's the difference between an urban myth and an urban legend?   
      
   The word "urban" is usually used to mean "of the city".  I can't think   
   of any myths or legends that are specifically of the city.  Most are   
   myths and legends that are shared by both the city mice and the   
   country mice.   
      
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