Date:  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 06:47:52 EST

From:  BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU

Subject: Re: Preferred Terms



From:  NAME: David Bergdahl

    FUNC: English

    TEL: (614) 593-2783          <BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]A1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAX>

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Among my list of preferred terms is "New York" or "New York, N.Y." for New

YorkCity. The latter has always seemed to me a barbarism, used by people who

misread New York City Police Dept as [[[New York City]Police]Dept].

                        DAVID

David Bergdahl Ohio University/Athens OH    BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CaTS.OHIOU.EDU