Date:  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 13:22:53 -0400

From:  "M. Lynne Murphy" <104LYN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MUSE.ARTS.WITS.AC.ZA>

Subject: Re: On those Bobdolisms



the familial example that bruce gives (besides being parentese-ish

rather than bobdole-ish) sounds like it comes from a context where

"daddy" is contradicting a statement made about "daddy". is this the

same thing as the bobdolism? i don't think so. for example (made up,

but not unlikely):



X (to Y, with lynne present): Give that to Lynne, she'll do it.



Lynne: Oh no, she/Lynne won't.



there's an implication here that lynne doesn't like being

talked/presumed about, and i think we get this to some degree in the

nixon example too, but not in bob dole's usage. dole uses the third

person actively, rather than reactively, so its effect is rather

different for me.



lynne



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