Date:  Tue, 8 Jul 1997 20:55:25 -0400
From:  Peggy Smith <dj611[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CLEVELAND.FREENET.EDU>
Subject: Re: Golden Oldies/_Catcher in the Rye_

Ron,

    Oops. I guess it's past time for reading glasses. I can't see
the small print. The 1945 date under the printing history for _Catcher_
is for a story in "Collier's". Another story is dated 1946, and the
first publication of the book as a whole is 1951. But I wonder if the
slang isn't more post-war 40's New York smart-aleck, than pre-hipster
50's?

Peggy Smith