Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 21:04:54 -0400

From: Evan Morris words1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]INTERPORT.NET

Subject: Re: "The Backbone of America"; First Monday in October; NY Yankees



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From: Beverly Flanigan FLANIGAN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU

To: ADS-L[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UGA.CC.UGA.EDU ADS-L[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UGA.CC.UGA.EDU

Date: Monday, October 06, 1997 6:48 PM

Subject: Re: "The Backbone of America"; First Monday in October; NY Yankees





At the risk of sounding cold and hardhearted (like Mayor Giuliani), may

I ask what Mr. Popik's life story anecdotes have to do with the study

of dialects?





Quite a lot, usually. Please don't discourage him. I always read his posts

first.