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   From: tmcd@panix.com   
      
   In article ,   
   J. Clarke  wrote:   
   >In article , tmcd@panix.com says...   
   >> There have been a number of news reports about GPS units giving   
   >> directions.  I don't usually review a proposed set of directions in   
   >> advance.  I would probably wonder whether   
   >> - the GPS was very confused   
   >> - there was a sudden reason for ordering this maneuver   
   >   
   >GPS doesn't get "confused" but sometimes its map is wrong.   
      
   GPS was metonymy for "GPS unit", referring to erroneous directions   
   however caused.   
      
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   Tim McDaniel, tmcd@panix.com   
      
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