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Marketing bollocks, buzzword bingo, or your mum saying "fudge" when she really wants to swear like a trooper. Let's ride the hockey stick curve of this top hat product, solutioneers.

Thanks to simbosan for the idea

(I helped save b3ta! Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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All the councils list it as Register Office.
Well, the ones I've just browsed through. About 4.

www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=registry+office&meta=
(I helped save b3ta! sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 14:00, 1 reply)
despite the above
I found the same, so partly retract my original argument.

however, it's not like registry is a made-up, or inappropriate word. It is an office where registry takes place.
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 14:02, closed)
It seems
the plural of register is registries in this context.
(I helped save b3ta! sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 14:06, closed)
Get 'em telt, you boffins!
Does it matter? Gays can get married now so it's like, marriage is gay.
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Thu 15 Apr 2010, 14:06, closed)
going to have
to nick 'telt' for use later on.
(Kip, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 14:08, closed)
It's a grand word!
Do it justice.
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Thu 15 Apr 2010, 14:11, closed)
will do.
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(Kip, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 14:17, closed)

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