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World Joke Telling Champion tenure: 'from 1999 until just last year' vs won in 1999 (no end date stated)

x_p5_270 conflict

b12a chapter 8 states Sir Oswald was World Joke Telling Champion 'from 1999 until just last year', implying he held the title for multiple years, while the back-matter of b12a and b12b both state he 'won' the World Joke-Telling Championships in 1999 without indicating a multi-year tenure.

books Book 12A Book 12B
subjects Sir Oswald McChuckle - f_b12a_063 - f_b12a_139 - f_b12b_184

Evidence

b12a c08: champion from 1999 until just last year (multi-year tenure)
Not only is he famous for this best-selling book, but he was World Joke Telling Champion from 1999 until just last year.
b12a:c08:p172
b12a c99: won the championships in 1999 (single win framing)
Sir Oswald won the World Joke-Telling Championships in 1999, specializing in animal jokes, specifically about osteops and sweds.
b12a:c99:p277
b12b c99: won the championships in 1999 (single win framing)
Sir Oswald won the World Joke-Telling Championships in 1999, specializing in animal jokes, specifically about osteops and sweds.
b12b:c99:p232
citations b12a:c08:p172 b12a:c99:p277 b12b:c99:p232