Hi, Mike!  Recently you wrote in a message to ALEXANDER KORYAGIN:

AK>  What is "mains"?

MP>  I usually take it to mean electicity, like the main
MP>  power line into an area.


           Uh-huh.  :-)



MP>  I tend to think of that as a British use of the word.


           Essentially, I agree.  And my CANADIAN OXFORD DICTIONARY reinforces
your idea by saying it's [esp. UK] when used in the plural with "the"....  :-)




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