[canals-list] Re: Message from Sue Burchett

[Roger Millin]

Dorothy wrote:
> Excuse me for being pedantic, but "tens of thousands" was a slight 
> *understatement* if the correct figure is eleven-and-a-half  
thousands!
Errm, wouldn't "tens (plural) of thousands" start at 20,000, and so 
surely using the term "tens of thousands" in the context of 11,500 
would be an exaggeration?
Roger