Date:  Thu, 3 Aug 1995 09:30:08 -0500

From:  Jeff Zuckerman <jzuckerm[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.CEE.UMN.EDU>

Subject: Re: monkey blood



In message <9508022134.AA12517[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]sunny.health.state.mn.us> American Dialect

Society writes:

> Here in New York City, a mouth ulcer is a cold sore. I've seen

> (somewhere) but not heard "canker sore," but never "canker" as

> a standalone noun. (Born in 1963, raised in Queens.)

>

> Vicki Rosenzweig

> vr%acmcr.uucp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]murphy.com





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