Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 15:22:45 EST

From: Beth Simon SIMON[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IPFWCVAX.BITNET

Subject: relics



I just came from teaching The Study of English and a discussion of

discourse routines/telephone conversations. Someone said "First you

dial a number." I asked, "How many of you have dial phones?" A moment

of silence, then everyone cracked up.



beth simon