End of ADS-L Digest - 27 Apr 1996 to 28 Apr 1996

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There are 17 messages totalling 314 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. 411 new usage

 2. epenthetic /l/ and notation woes (2)

 3. 9= police (7)

 4. ADS-L Digest - 26 Apr 1996 to 27 Apr 1996

 5. help a reporter?

 6. I need help (2)

 7. Florida l-lessness

 8. I wish I may, I wish I might (revisited)

 9. nickels & dimes



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Date:  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 08:49:00 -0400

From:  "Margaret G. Lee -English" <mlee[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CS.HAMPTONU.EDU>

Subject: Re: 411 new usage



"What's the 411?" was a song released in 1992 by R&B singer Mary J. Blige

and rap artist Grand Puba. In it, in response to his showing interest in

her, she asks him why she should choose him over any other eligible love

interests, in other words, "What's the 411?" -- "What do you have that they

don't have?"



Margaret Lee

Hampton University

mlee[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]cs.hamptonu.edu



On Sun, 28 Apr 1996, M. Lynne Murphy wrote:



> > Here's the 411.

> >

> > Was used in a recent college democrats of america posting for

> > here's the information.

>

> this is at least a few years old. i think it may have been used in

> rap songs--can't remember where i know it from. (i think "what's the

> 411?" is what i've heard--as a greeting.)

>

> works much better than "here's the 555-1212."

> lynne

>

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