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curprev 17:4517:45, 20 May 2024‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 126,482 bytes +102‎ Reverted good faith edits by Toughpigs (talk): Rv removal of tags with bizarre defeatist rationale undo Tags: Twinkle Undo
curprev 16:4616:46, 20 May 2024‎ Toughpigs talk contribs‎ 126,380 bytes −102‎ take out tags - OR is inevitable on pages like this undo Tag: Reverted

curprev 17:2717:27, 20 March 2024‎ Citation bot talk contribs‎ 126,482 bytes +91‎ Add: date, publisher. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Whoop whoop pull up | #UCB_webform 1/31 undo

curprev 14:2414:24, 28 February 2024‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 126,391 bytes +3‎ Reverted good faith edits by Kamo0606 (talk) undo Tags: Twinkle Undo
curprev 14:0114:01, 28 February 2024‎ Kamo0606 talk contribs‎ 126,388 bytes −3‎ →‎A undo Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 20:4620:46, 19 February 2024‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 126,391 bytes −218‎ Reverted good faith edits by Pithecanthropus4152 (talk): Unclear what the relevance of statement is & it's uncited undo Tags: Twinkle Undo

curprev 22:0522:05, 18 February 2024‎ Pithecanthropus4152 talk contribs‎ 126,609 bytes +218‎ →‎C: Added further elaboration on "college". undo Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit

curprev 09:0909:09, 18 January 2024‎ Santiago Claudio talk contribs‎ m 126,391 bytes −5‎ No edit summary undo
curprev 09:0609:06, 18 January 2024‎ Santiago Claudio talk contribs‎ 126,396 bytes +124‎ +Flan, copied from links on dab page undo

curprev 19:2219:22, 29 November 2023‎ Smjg talk contribs‎ 126,272 bytes −2‎ rm repetition of common meaning as US-specific meaning; tweaks undo
curprev 00:4500:45, 29 November 2023‎ Smjg talk contribs‎ 126,274 bytes −5‎ replace nonsensical "very obsolete" label - see talk undo

curprev 01:1401:14, 28 November 2023‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 126,279 bytes +39‎ Filled in 8 bare reference(s) with reFill 2 undo
curprev 01:1301:13, 28 November 2023‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 126,240 bytes +140‎ →‎I: ref undo

curprev 23:0623:06, 27 November 2023‎ Smjg talk contribs‎ 126,100 bytes +224‎ +ice pop undo

curprev 21:5521:55, 6 October 2023‎ Cewbot talk contribs‎ m 125,876 bytes −4‎ Fixing broken anchor: #Variations~Jam→most alike anchor Fruit preserves#Variations undo

curprev 00:3100:31, 14 September 2023‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 125,880 bytes −37‎ Filled in 9 bare reference(s) with reFill 2 undo
curprev 00:2500:25, 14 September 2023‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 125,917 bytes +95‎ →‎C: ce, ref undo
curprev 00:2200:22, 14 September 2023‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 125,822 bytes −22‎ not aware this term in signifcant currency in US, has some in UK, if old-fashioned undo Tag: Undo
curprev 00:1600:16, 14 September 2023‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 125,844 bytes −70‎ Restored revision 1175279048 by CecilWard (talk): Unsupported commentary and not a minor edit undo Tags: Twinkle Undo

curprev 23:2623:26, 13 September 2023‎ CecilWard talk contribs‎ m 125,914 bytes +70‎ →‎C undo Tags: Reverted 2017 wikitext editor
curprev 23:1923:19, 13 September 2023‎ CecilWard talk contribs‎ 125,844 bytes +22‎ →‎C undo Tags: Reverted 2017 wikitext editor
curprev 22:5422:54, 13 September 2023‎ CecilWard talk contribs‎ 125,822 bytes 0‎ →‎B undo Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 13:4813:48, 25 August 2023‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 125,822 bytes −9‎ Reverted good faith edits by 2601:883:8080:F3E0:D5C6:8B9D:F8D4:C7DD (talk) undo Tags: Twinkle Undo
curprev 13:4213:42, 25 August 2023‎ 2601:883:8080:f3e0:d5c6:8b9d:f8d4:c7dd talk‎ 125,831 bytes +9‎ No edit summary undo Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile app edit iOS app edit

curprev 09:4509:45, 16 August 2023‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 125,822 bytes −30‎ →‎K: not notably an idiomatic expression undo

curprev 08:1508:15, 28 July 2023‎ 68.180.127.23 talk‎ 125,852 bytes 0‎ →‎G undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
curprev 07:5007:50, 28 July 2023‎ 68.180.127.23 talk‎ 125,852 bytes −6‎ →‎G undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 11:4611:46, 11 July 2023‎ Argenti Aertheri talk contribs‎ m 125,858 bytes +2‎ →‎A: Fixing style/layout errors undo

curprev 15:3715:37, 17 June 2023‎ Onel5969 talk contribs‎ m 125,856 bytes 0‎ →‎L: clean up, typo(s) fixed: Assistant Professor → assistant professor undo Tag: AWB

curprev 13:5113:51, 24 May 2023‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 125,856 bytes +249‎ Filled in 9 bare reference(s) with reFill 2 undo
curprev 13:5013:50, 24 May 2023‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 125,607 bytes +257‎ →‎C: per dab page (though arguably ambiguous) this is common usage in UK (jemmy (jimmy in US)) is just a small one); refs undo

curprev 03:5903:59, 23 May 2023‎ Doug butler talk contribs‎ 125,350 bytes +230‎ Undid revision 1156336839 by Mutt Lunker (talk) — see Crowbar (disambiguation) undo Tag: Undo

curprev 10:1110:11, 22 May 2023‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 125,120 bytes −230‎ Reverted good faith edits by Doug butler (talk): Not aware of any distinction between crowbar & jemmy (Wiki article lists them as synonyms) undo Tags: Twinkle Undo Reverted
curprev 07:5307:53, 22 May 2023‎ Doug butler talk contribs‎ 125,350 bytes +230‎ →‎C: another entry undo Tag: Reverted

curprev 10:1310:13, 17 May 2023‎ Smjg talk contribs‎ 125,120 bytes +18‎ →‎G: "Grading in education" is not the term being defined here undo

curprev 12:1712:17, 15 May 2023‎ HouseBlaster talk contribs‎ 125,102 bytes −20‎ rmv broken anchor (no good anchor to replace it with) undo

curprev 23:4623:46, 5 May 2023‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 125,122 bytes −174‎ rv own misreading of diff, per talk; I agree undo Tag: Undo
curprev 21:5221:52, 5 May 2023‎ Tk420 talk contribs‎ m 125,296 bytes 0‎ Corrected link undo
curprev 21:4521:45, 5 May 2023‎ Mutt Lunker talk contribs‎ 125,296 bytes +174‎ Reverted good faith edits by Tk420 (talk): Dominance of US media results in many of these terms being not unknown but term overwhelmingly for cigarette in UK, use for homosexual sounds consciously American; not WP:MINOR undo Tags: Twinkle Undo Reverted
curprev 21:3421:34, 5 May 2023‎ Tk420 talk contribs‎ m 125,122 bytes −174‎ Added asterisk for American meaning of "fag" which is much less common in Brit English but not unknown. undo Tag: Reverted

curprev 00:5000:50, 27 April 2023‎ Smjg talk contribs‎ m 125,296 bytes +10‎ →‎E: fix misalignment undo

curprev 14:5914:59, 23 March 2023‎ BD2412 talk contribs‎ m 125,286 bytes +3‎ →‎G: Fix potentially ambiguous link in preparation for disambiguation., replaced: grade (education) → Grading in education undo Tag: AWB

curprev 12:4612:46, 24 January 2023‎ Onel5969 talk contribs‎ m 125,283 bytes +15‎ Disambiguating links to Condominium (disambiguation) (link changed to Condominium (living space)) using DisamAssist. undo

curprev 20:0620:06, 14 January 2023‎ Sottiwotti talk contribs‎ m 125,268 bytes −14‎ No edit summary undo Tag: Visual edit

curprev 10:3310:33, 11 January 2023‎ Certes talk contribs‎ m 125,282 bytes +23‎ Disambiguating links to Depot (intentional link to DAB) using DisamAssist. undo Tag: Disambiguation links added

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