Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 08:18:40 -0500
From: "Dennis R. Preston" preston[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]PILOT.MSU.EDU
Subject: Re: cunning
Aw, come on, Ellen. I'm sure you know that I object to it only becuase I'm
tired of it, not because of prudishness. In fact, I own a t-shirt (from the
not-so-long-ago Arizona LSA Institute) which bears the slogan 'Linguists Do
It Orally.' Not quite what you want, but close. I think, however, it was
not the official Institute shirt, but one my class prepared for me.
While I am on this matter, does anyone recall seeing an extensive list of
'X's do it Y-ly' (when that trope was popular not so long ago)? I have a
vague memory of a huge list, but have repressed it and would now like to
find it. (These are distinct from 'Tom Swifties,' of course, which are more
ancient. [E.g., '"I can't remember that list," Dennis said, forgetfully.')
Dennis Preston
preston[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]pilot.msu.edu
Aw, come on, Dennis. Me, I always thought it would be kinda neat to have
a bumper sticker that said "linguists use their tongues".
Ellen, who had to settle for How Bout Them Dawgs instead