See PA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1979 August 3, Talking Heads (lyrics and music), “Life During Wartime”, in Fear of Music:",
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"ref": "2007 September 28, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 6",
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