Not the book, but a new piece of lingo I learned. I overheard a conversation, where someone said "I got the 411 on him". Intrigued, I investigated further. Well, I asked what that meant.
It turns out that 411 is the equivalent of what used to be 192, which they don't call directory enquiries, they call 'information'.
Even if we did refer to what you used to get by calling 192 as 'information', that wouldn't work any more. You'd have to say "I got the 818.. errmmm.. 818, not 181, no, that one's too expensive, 818500."
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