Date:    Tue, 9 Jun 1998 09:20:50 -0500
<br>From:    Gerald Cohen <gcohen[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UMR.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: "You the man"
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<br>   Avi Arditti, who inquired about "You the man!',  has sent me a helpful
<br>follow-up note.  It indicates that this expression can be added to the list
<br>of African-American contributions to the broader speech community, even if
<br>the item is not yet standard English.
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<br>>The thankful car owner was a young white man, and I've heard other white
<br>>people use it recently, so perhaps this century-old expression has finally
<br>>hit mainstream!
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<br>--Gerald Cohen
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