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Graeme wrote:
All this is bleeding obvious.

Well, yes, but if, for example, a pal said I'll meet you by the station,
I would just assume railway station. Perhaps I shouldn't. Having said
that, I have two pals who are police, and if they suggested meeting by
the station, I would assume police station, but only because I know
their occupations.

Not trying to argue - just saying that, to me, the station is the
railway station if not qualified in some way.

Could be Tim simply lives in the sticks. A visit to a railway station
being the highlight of his year.

If a pal said to me 'I'll meet you at the station' (and it was clear we
were going somewhere) I'd still have to ask 'tube or railway'

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