Oh No wrote:
BAC wrote:
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Convention in the past was always "up" to the larger city or Capital.
Although "north" does seem to be more up than south.


That's right, one went 'up to London' regardless of the starting point.

One went up to Cambridge, even from London.

But not from Birmingham. :-)

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