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<br>         ADS-L Digest - 21 Jun 1998 to 22 Jun 1998             98-06-23 00:01:12
<br>There are 6 messages totalling 230 lines in this issue.
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<br>Topics of the day:
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<br>  1. "woods cat" (2)
<br>  2. what a consultant does
<br>  3. Tom Creswell (was: plural's - a new development?)
<br>  4. potato
<br>  5. Twenty-Three Skidoo
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<br>Date:    Mon, 22 Jun 1998 08:55:44 -0500
<br>From:    Jessie Emerson <jessie[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SIRSI.COM>
<br>Subject: "woods cat"
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<br>To dialect experts on ADS-L:
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<br>Can anyone give a clear definition of the term "woods cat?"  I know that it
<br>is a derogatory term, and I have assumed for a long time that it is used as
<br>a slur against those born out of wedlock.  Now, I'm wondering if the term is
<br>derogatory in some other way, e.g., as a "racial" slur.  "Woods cat" is an
<br>old term, used at least as far back as the mid-19th century, and probably
<br>earlier.
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<br>And I have no idea if there is an apostrophe or not :^)
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<br>Thanks,
<br>Jessie
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<br>Jessie Emerson          Phone:  (256) 922-9820
<br>SIRSI Corporation               Fax:  (256) 922-9818
<br>689 Discovery Drive             Email: jessie[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]sirsi.com
<br>Huntsville, Alabama  35806      www.sirsi.com
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