Date: Sun, 13 Feb 1994 11:21:06 EST

From: David Bergdahl bergdahl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU

Subject: Initial TOO



Ohio University Electronic Communication





Date: 13-Feb-1994 11:12am EST



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From: David Bergdahl Dept: English

BERGDAHL Tel No: (614) 593-2783



Subject: Initial "Too"





The only place I've encountered initial "Too,. . ." in either print or speech

was in reports by stock analysts for Shearson Lehmann Hutton, but those analysts

must have been fired when Smith Barney took SLH over, since the new materials

don't display it. I have no hint as to what the background of such people is,

except they probably have MBA's and specialize in the companies of specific

industries. I assume it was a letter shorter than "Also,. . . " and so

preferred.



These analysts do try to be creative in language use (much the same as

sportscasters, I assume: to put a new twist on regularly recurring reports),

e.g. the new verb 'to ramp' [often with 'up'] which might be defined as a sharp

rise from one level of activity to another, achieving a plateau rather quickly

at the new level.



David Bergdahl Ohio University/Athens BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU









Received: 13-Feb-1994 11:21am