Article: DIFFERENTIATE FAX, PHONE NUMBERS.(LIFE & LEISURE)

Byline: HELOISE

DEAR HELOISE: You mentioned in your column wanting a way to tell a fax number from a regular phone number.

When faxes were rather new, several times I saw an equal sign used rather than a dash between the last two number groups. It has failed to catch on. Maybe if you mention it, others will begin to use this easily recognized fax symbol. -- M. Thomson, Springfield, Mo. DEAR M. THOMSON: Thanks for your fax. Other suggestions were using a different font or extra hyphen and even printing it upside down! Fax 210-HELOISE (435 64-73). DEAR HELOISE: I just bought two new pillows for our bed. What can I do with the old, flat pillows? -- V.P., ...

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