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<br>Topics of the day:
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<br>  1. wife-beaters (3)
<br>  2. EuroEnglish (3)
<br>  3. standardization of non-standard forms
<br>  4. "spittin' image"
<br>  5. WOW!! EURO-ENGLISH IS CERTAINLY DIFFERENT!!
<br>  6. midwestern pronunciation (5)
<br>  7. children's rhymes (2)
<br>  8. RE Re: children's rhymes (4)
<br>  9. spittin' image (2)
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<br>Date:    Mon, 16 Mar 1998 00:27:19 -0500
<br>From:    Bob Haas  rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HAMLET.UNCG.EDU 
<br>Subject: Re: wife-beaters
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<br>Whoa!  Sorry for the late reply, but I just saw _A Streetcar Named Desire_
<br>last night on Turner Classic Movies, and when I saw this post tonight the
<br>link was immediate . . . and a little troubling.  But that's the movie, of
<br>course.  I've never, never heard this usage, but I'm becoming increasingly
<br>unhip in my early middle-age.  I'll query my students tomorrow.
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<br>On Mon, 9 Mar 1998, Peter Richardson wrote:
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<br>  My niece, who is a student at Trinity Univ. in Texas, told me last night
<br>  that white, sleeveless undershirts are known there as "wife beaters." Can
<br>  anyone confirm this usage elsewhere?
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<br>  Peter Richardson
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<br>Bob Haas
<br>UNCG Department of English
<br>rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]hamlet.uncg.edu
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<br>                    "No matter where you go, there you are."
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