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More definitions from readers of what really is the difference between a pub and a bar
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Sir, A public house is just what it says it is: public (letters, June 26 and 28). A bar can be exclusive.

Peter Sergeant
Loughborough, Leics

Sir, Many years ago I was called to the bar of my Inn, which has no bar, and drank in a mess. Fortunately the Inn has a pub adjoining, with one bar much frequented by the Bar.

Andrew Francis
Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2

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