Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 14:22:12 -0600

From: Ellen Johnson EJOHNSON[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MSUVX1.MEMPHIS.EDU

Subject: Re: literary words



Okay, I guess one sermon deserves another. Didn't mean to come out with such

regionalistic fervor. True, "historical" doesn't have to mean "correct" nor

does "spelling pronunciation" always mean "incorrect". And it obviously wasn't

a Yankee plot, since the latter was offered by home-boy Peter Patrick.



So on to kyupola and other literary words. I was dismayed to hear all the kids

at library storytime the other night (ages 4-7) offer the (literary to me) word

"firefly" in response to a question about said bug. Then my son's voice rang

out: "OR you could call it a Lightning Bug". Didn't realize I'd trained him

so well.



Ellen Johnson

ejohnson[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]cc.memphis.edu