Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 12:20:04 -0700
From: "A. Maberry"
Subject: Re: more on non-negative "un"

For what little it's worth I grew up with "unloosen your shoes."(But,
"loosen that rope there.")

Allen
maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]u.washington.edu



On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, charles fritz juengling wrote:

> > PIPE UNTHAWING <----[largest lettering in the whole ad]
> >
>
> This reminds me of 'unloosen' meaning 'untie', as in 'unloosen your shoes
> before you take them off.'
>
> Fritz Juengling
> Foreign Languages and Literature Department
> St. Cloud State University
> St. Cloud, Minnesota
>