Date:  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 07:18:36 PDT

From:  Joseph Jones <jjones[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UNIXG.UBC.CA>

Subject: Re: Lexical choice?



         Today I have to do the ______________________



First thought was laundry, no problem with "the".

(Probably reflecting N.C. childhood 1950's)



Then I thought wash, and heard it in my wife's voice, no problem with

"the". (B.C. Canada)



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Joseph Jones    jjones[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]unixg.ubc.ca

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