On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 08:20:25 +0900, dame_zumari@yahoo.com ( Louise
Bremner) belched the alphabet and kept on going with:

>Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:
>
>> >> I am looking for a small efficiency....
>> > 
>> > I suppose that if I don't understand the usage of "efficiency" here, I
>> > shouldn't even think of answering. I didn't even know that
>> > efficiencies are countable....
>> 
>> Maybe this is Amerika-go. It's a small, usually furnished, apartment.
>
>Naruheso. I wonder how that usage came about. 

Most likely from marketing.

Hard to place an add for "an inadequate shithole with a roof" and get
much interest. But call it an "efficiency" and you're in business.




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