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What is this? (Nearly having a nervous breakdown over this)

crazy_turtle
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What is this? (Nearly having a nervous breakdown over this)
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Hi everyone,
I am a native speaker of english but I cant for the life of me remember the name of this: It is a small, kind of drawing pin that separates at the back so you can turn something on the piece of paper, looks kind of like this: O=. I guess they are most commonly used in the classroom as the center of the paper clocks we use to demonstrate how to tell the time.
It is really annoying me and I cant find them in our school stationary catalogue because I dont know the name.
Thanks
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1 Jul 2009
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Pinky Makus
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They are usually called brads or paper fasteners.
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1 Jul 2009
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LaSensei
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brass fastener may also be it.
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1 Jul 2009
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manonski (f)
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Well, I could have told you in French... but I learned a new word in English today. |
1 Jul 2009
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jenna24
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thye are sometimes called split pins too!! |
1 Jul 2009
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kelsa
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we always called them split pins... hope you find them |
1 Jul 2009
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Nebal
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I know it as a brass paper fastener, but I love yours Yeti!!!
Yeah, another butterfly expression : " Butterfly Clips"!!!
Thanks Yeti!!
Have a great day,
Nebal
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1 Jul 2009
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Jayho
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In Australia we call them split pins. Yep, they �re great for making clocks.
To us, butterfly clips is another name for bulldog clips and they are quite different to split pins. |
1 Jul 2009
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