Date:  Wed, 25 Oct 1995 08:52:28 -0400

From:  Wayne Glowka <wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.GAC.PEACHNET.EDU>

Subject: Re: upspeak



>that not everyone upspeaks doesn't mean that its interpretation is

>not universal, just that some (sub)cultures need it more than others.

>(just like some folks smile more than others.)

>

>lynne



My impression of upspeak in Milledgeville is that it is used by people who

smile a lot. I associate the pattern with people who are trying to be

polite and helpful.





Wayne Glowka

Professor of English

Director of Research and Graduate Student Services

Georgia College

Milledgeville, GA 31061

912-453-4222

wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mail.gac.peachnet.edu