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[–] 11 points 5 months ago (3 children)

To add to what others are saying, you stick this through the corner of a stack of papers, and it then acts as a hinge so you can swivel the top half of the stack to expose a lower page, whilst still holding the whole stack together.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    I have a theory that 4 out of 5 people on the Internet who use "whilst" are Americans who think it makes them look smarter, rather than Brits who grew up using it as convention.

    Which are you?

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