Date:  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 13:19:13 +0000

From:  Jenny Becker <beckerj[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OMRI.CZ>

Subject: Re: Lexical choice?



>Friends:

>

>Please respond to this post I received from a former student of mine.

>

>Thanks,

>

>Bob Wachal

>

>Sort of an ADS-L Question for you:  Fill in the blank in the following:

>

>        Today I have to do the ______________________

>

>(meaning a pile of dirty clothes that should become clean with water & soap in

>a machine)



Today I have to do the laundry.

Perhaps if I didn't have to take it to the laundromat, I'd just say "do

laundry."



Jenny Becker

beckerj[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]omri.cz