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About 'paper route'

José
I know 'paper route' means delivering newspapers, so if someone says: Some place is on my paper route, is it a humorous way to say that he just drops in incidentally with no particular arrangement on his way to some other places? I guess so.

I think it's very common in everyday life, so could you please give me some other expressions to it?

Thank you!
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Richard
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The term "paper route" is still valid; for as long as newspapers are delivered to one's doorstep, it will be in common usage.

I believe your question uses the term to refer to the regular and consistent visiting of a series of places. If he says, "It's on my paper route," we can expect that he will very definitely visit that place; it won't be random or incidental. It might be on his list of things to do.

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livinglife
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I may be wrong, but "paper route" no longer exists as a common use in the United States anymore. Not many children have the privilege of having a paper route any longer as they once did, but I do think it does happen still. In Britain, they refer to a paper route as a "paper round." I'm just throwing that in for a little extra information.

As for using it as a joking expression, it is not something I'm familiar with, but would make sense. Often the expression in this part of the United States is used as "When I was young, I made money by my paper route." or "There used to be a lot of people on the paper route I worked."

Hope this helps. Hopefully, some others around the U.S. will answer as well, since there are many sub cultures as well, as I am sure is within you're country too.
Jura
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Hi, the local papers are delivered here still. It means that it is it is not far from his house and that he knows the area well.