Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 13:49:26 -0500
From: "Jeutonne P. Brewer" jpbrewer[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HAMLET.UNCG.EDU
Subject: Re: "white coffee"

In the early 60s I lived in New Jersey for about three years.
One of the first things I had to learn was to order my ocffee
without milk. If I just ordered coffee, I received
coffee with milk. There was no need for "regular" or "white
coffee" terms. Coffee with milk was regular. Anything else
was a special order.

Jeutonne Brewer


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Jeutonne P. Brewer, Associate Professor
Department of English
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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email: jpbrewer[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]hamlet.uncg.edu
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