GPO

English translation: General Post Office

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English term or phrase:	GPO
Selected answer:	General Post Office
Entered by:	Eva Blanar

13:17 Jun 11, 2002

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: GPO

Context: a writer, whose voice recording will be transcribed by an audiotypist, suddenly thinks: "Jesus Christ I cannot have this stuff transcribed (...) even if I sent it to an agency under a pseudonym, from a box number GPO Cheltenham, it would be too risky"
Does PO stand for post office? But what is that "G" anyway? TIA, Eva

Eva Blanar KudoZ activity Questions: 1537 (1 open) (9 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 2777 Hungary
Local time: 19:26

General Post Office

Explanation:
GPO

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Note added at 2002-06-11 13:20:52 (GMT)
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The General Post Office, or simply the GPO as it was more affectionately known, was
once responsible for running both the Postal and Telephone Services of the ...
www.light-straw.co.uk/ate/tmo/gpo.html - 6k

Selected response from:

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 19:26

Grading comment

Thanks, sorry, I was unaware of this!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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4 +17

General Post Office

GILLES MEUNIER

G does mean general

Herolles

GPO

Pawel Smal

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +17

General Post Office

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 19:26
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 16

Grading comment

Thanks, sorry, I was unaware of this!

2 hrs confidence:

G does mean general

Explanation:
However, unless the writer is setting the story in the past, it has been called the GPO since BT (British Telecom)was privatised in the early 80's after the company had previously spilt into two

Herolles
France
Local time: 19:26

11 hrs confidence:

GPO

Explanation:
GPO

In this instance, GPO will mean Government Printing Office. As the speaker of the message advises us about being afraid of audit process.

Webster Guide to Abbreviations

Pawel Smal
United States
Local time: 12:26
Native speaker of:

English,

Polish

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