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Ben Yao
why people call London police office Scotland Yard not London Yard
Sep 5, 2008 9:04 AM
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The headquarters of the Metropolitan Police in London is in a building called New Scotland Yard and is referred to by the name 'Scotland Yard' for historical reasons. http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk/scotland_yard.htm
September 5, 2008
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Ben Yao
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Chinese (Mandarin), English
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English
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