Date:  Mon, 15 Jan 1996 18:32:52 -0500

From:  Benjamin Barrett <Gogaku[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]GNN.COM>

Subject: Re: myths about language



>Date:     Mon, 15 Jan 1996 14:42:18 -0800

>From: THOMAS CLARK <tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NEVADA.EDU>



>A few years ago I had a list of myths about language that I used to begin

>my semester in Intro to Ling.

>Can you help me out?



People use cuss words because they have a small vocabulary.

It's all Greek to me (?)



Benjamin Barrett