End of ADS-L Digest - 14 May 1994 to 15 May 1994

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There are 7 messages totalling 162 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. genitive in names of businesses (3)

 2. The text and beyond Cynthia.

 3. Flower scent and dialect

 4. pop -- aka "dope" in these parts (2)



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Date:  Sun, 15 May 1994 23:16:22 -0700

From:  Rudy Troike <RTROIKE[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ARIZVMS.BITNET>

Subject: Re: genitive in names of businesses



Nor, Dennis (B.), is May's True Value, as of my last visit two years ago,

in which I came away grieving the loss (unless they have simply relocated

to another part of town). But that was the name, and the Mays a valued

family to their many customers.

    (The nor in response to "Gimbels is no more", in case anyone missed

the antecedent.)

    I'll have to scope out the local scene. I think Walmart (recently

arrived, and hence not part of the folk-reference), is simply Walmart.

But we do have Carl's Jr. (hamburger chain, for all you non-Californians),

again the official title. Personally, I've often shopped at Safeway, never

at Safeway's.

    --Rudy Troike (rtroike[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ccit.arizona.edu)

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