Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 17:55:45 -0400

From: "Jeutonne P. Brewer" jpbrewer[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HAMLET.UNCG.EDU

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



I don't think that Beverly Flanigan's question was inappropriate or

inconsiderate. When a post has very little to do with dialect (or

usage), the writer can point out that fact. I don't think we want to

discourage Barry Popik; generally I find his posts have interesting

points to consider. However, there is a great deal of difference in

citations and dates for them (see Fred Shapiro's recent comments) and

personal comments about family. I do understand about the need to write

through some of the interesting, irritating, discouraging and

fascinating aspects of dealing with the deaths and serious illness of

close family members. Some of my friends have read a great deal of

my views on this subject (as 3 of my/our 4 parents have died in recent

years in addition to my brother, my grandmother, and early loved

aunt and two uncles). Although I have published only one article on

language subjects to date, all of these events have affected my

perspectives and my published comments. Let's be fair to both

Beverly Flanigan and Barry Popik.



Jeutonne Brewer





On Mon, 6 Oct 1997, Evan Morris wrote:



-----Original Message-----



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.





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Jeutonne P. Brewer, Associate Professor

Department of English

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC 27412

email: jpbrewer[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]hamlet.uncg.edu

URL: http://www.uncg.edu/~jpbrewer

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