Date:  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 09:54:01 -0600

From:  Bruce Gelder <bgelder[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CAMEL.CORP.ES.COM>

Subject: Re: On those Bobdolisms



Larry,



I don't know whether this would fit in with your examples or not, but I

caught myself last night telling my kids something along the lines of

"No, Dad WOULDN'T like you to do that...." When I realized what I'd said,

(and especially the comments that have been made here about the types of

people who talk in 3rd-person-ese, I felt dirty and wretched, as if I

had been transformed into the Wicked Witch of the West or (worse) a

Presidential candidate.



I hereby solemnly vow never to use the construction again...



Bruce Gelder

(bgelder[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]es.com)