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Date:         Fri, 17 Apr 1992 12:13:28 EDT
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From:         Frank <ST403231%BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: The Nashanul Akadame, agin
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>From:         Lobstrosities Unite <CHRISS@CWU.BITNET>
>
>>multiplication tables.   Had the dispersal of dictionaries been held off
>>another generation, perhaps American orthography at least would have become
>>more phonetic, to the relief of millions.
>>
>>L.
>
>Really. And whose phonetics would we have used?  Yours, mine, Natalie's, my
>in-laws (strong Mass accent), Ed Koch's, Margaret Thatchers, Tushar's?
>
>To put the phonetic theory to rest, try reading something even in your own
>dialect using the IPA or even the English alphabet.  Now, try it in Natalie's
>or mine.
>
>Two of the functions of American English spelling are to makes things easy on
>the reader (any give literate person will read hundreds or even thousands of
>more words than than they will ever write) and to show relationships (which
>again, makes things easy on the reader).
>
>sign        design         designate         signature
>^^^^          ^^^^           ^^^^            ^^^^
>sine        duzine         desugnate         signuchur
>^^^^          ^^^^           ^^^^            ^^^^
>
>This is just a minor example of the relationships that would be lost if
>spelling was entirely phonetic.  Can you imagine how utterly useless this list
>would be if we all spelled phonetically, each with his or her own spelling
>system decided on by how each spoke.  No thank you.
>
Bravo, Chris.  The problem with "phonetic" orthography is that it obliterates
relationships between related words.  To spell music "mjuzik" and musician
"mjuzishun" hides the fact that they share a root.  It is for this reason
that Chomsky, probably in a perverse mood, siad that, "English orthography
is near-optimal."

The other problem with phonetic orthography is that all languages change,
and so after some (often not much) time, the spelling no longer reflects
the pronunciation.  What to do then, recodify the spelling?  Very messy.
And unnecessary.

Frank
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From:         "Natalie Maynor" <maynor%RA.MSSTATE.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: ODDS 'N' ENDS
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>   If I may bring this question up again, what is it you know as a linguist
> that implies that there is nothing wrong with changes in grammar?

To give a quick list (since I'm getting hungry and need to log off and
find something to eat):  language change is inevitable in a living
language and thus can't be considered "wrong"; languages evolve to meet
the needs of the speakers; if communication is occurring without problem,
the grammar is serving its purpose; we get along just as well in Modern
English as Alfred the Great got along in Old English (not that I'm
implying that we are all as great as Alfred -- I used him as an example
because I can't think of the names of any ordinary Anglo-Saxons of the
time -- unless I use fictional characters).  Etc.  Caxton, btw, accused
the forces of the moon (I think it was the moon) of leading to language
change and thus corrupting English.  That was quite a while back. I'm
surprised we're able to communicate at all now.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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From:         Steve Portigal <stevep%SNOWHITE.CIS.UOGUELPH.CA@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: TV
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>Sayeth        Adam M Hartfield <AHARTFIE@DREW.DREW.EDU>
>
>> descriptions.  Sometimes I even do the crossword in pen.
>
>     What else does one do them in?  Except for my father, who did them
>in his head.

  I do 'em in the nude.

Dr. (for only a couple more days *-()  Portigal
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Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 1992 14:13:32 EST
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From:         BGRISSOM%UKCC.UKY.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU
Subject:      Re: Goodbye

>  My account is about to
>die, as I've used my my "allotment" for the student year.
>... Since I don't have any way of knowing exactly when my account will
>die, I figured it would be best to say goodbye now rather than just
>disappearing one day into the ether.
>--Aaron

When I read Aaron's note yesterday, I hoped that the computer people on
the list would know exactly what to do to rescue him, but I judge from
the responses that this is just the way things are.  Goodbye, Aaron, and
good luck!  I sense there will be other computer accounts in your future.

bog
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From:         "The harder I work, the behinder I get"
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Subject:      Re: slang
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>Does anybody know an origin for the slang term "cool beans"?  It's
>currently very popular among my students, and seems to be a favorable
>comment, but no one seems to know where it originated.
>ndh

	I'd wondered that myself.  The only place I've ever seen it is at Three
	Rivers Stadium -- after a particularly nice bit of field action by the
	Pirates, the DiamondVision shows a graphic of the 'Buccaneer' logo with
	a cartoon bubble containing "Cool beans!"

	I assumed it was a local term, a la 'needs washed' or 'gumband,' and
	have neither seen nor heard it anywhere except there (and now here).

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Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 16:58:04 MST
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From:         Dan Lester <ALILESTE%IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: never impressed
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              7 Apr 1992 16:39:43 EST from <GUBERT@UKCC.UKY.EDU>

On Tue, 7 Apr 1992 16:39:43 EST <GUBERT@UKCC.UKY.EDU> said:
>>The soon to be fufilled feelings of revenge in
>>"My Boyfriend "s Back'
>>always pleased me.
>
>This always seemed sexist to me -- female needed male to 'save'
>her reputation.  Besides, "boyfriend" was asking for an assault
>conviction -- or worse.
>

      You are correct, of course, but the song was not "out of line"
at the time it was written....things DO change in 30 or so years.
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Date:         Fri, 17 Apr 1992 13:35:00 MDT
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From:         The Ronin <WHITERJ%MSCD.BITNET@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: instant soprano

Asketh        Steve Portigal <stevep@SNOWHITE.CIS.UOGUELPH.CA>

> The Ronin writes: [err, mistypes]
> > Even ran across one claim that the eunuchs were
> > sometimes preferred by the ladies at Roman orgies because they orgasm,
>                                                             ^^^^

       That should read "... they didn't orgasm,", they referencing the
eunuchs.

>                                                       whom? ^^

     Or so I read.  I am not qualified, nor am I seeking to become
qualified, to do direct research on the subject.  Nor do I wish to
become a spectator.  Either play the game or leave.

The Ronin
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Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 1992 06:35:30 CDT
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From:         Bernard Chien Perro <maynor%CS.MSSTATE.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Thanks!
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Now that I'm able to reach my own account (I'm not sure why it was
inaccessible last night), I want to reiterate the thanks that Natalie
conveyed from me.  My birthday was superb, thanks in part to the
greetings from WORDS-Lers.  We plan to continue celebrating it today,
since nobody is really sure exactly which day I was born anyway.
I may be a half-breed mutt without proper papers, but I can assure
you that I'm a beautifully well-preserved ten-year-old charmer.
People sometimes think I'm a mere youth because of my shining coat
and my enthusiasm for life.
     -- Bernard Chien Perro
        aka Bernard Maynor   o/.\____/     maynor@cs.msstate.edu
        aka Bernardykins      \______|     bernard@english.msstate.edu
        aka Wonder Dog        / \  / \     (and various other addresses)

                         VETERAN NET CRAWLER
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From:         WERTSJ <WERTSJ%DIALOG%MCIMAIL.COM@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: RE: Jones

>     Wait a minute, it still may be.  I am Scottish, Irish, and Welsh.
>Quick, what are the heredities of the rest of the BWP's.  Is BWP'ing
>an 'ethnic' thing?

>The Ronin

I realize that I don't quite measure up in terms of BWP-ery, but I
wanted to get my bid in for the Danes.  I am half Danish, with the
other side your basic Heinz-57 (a little Irish, Scottish, French,
English, German, etc.)

Jill

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Dialog Information Services
   (...uh-oh, it's another librarian!)
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 13:45:29 +0200
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From:         torkel%SICS.SE@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU
Subject:      Re: Reflections on the matter of language change
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              15 Apr 92 06:25:57 -0500. <9204151128.AA11974@sics.se>

  Natalie asks, about the by now so familiar that it is beginning to seem
imminent change of English into a system of grunts:

>Why would it be a deplorable one?  If you answer that question, maybe
>we can get something more concrete into the discussion.

  Yes, but that would be a different discussion, since obviously my
view that such a change would be deplorable has everything to do with
my views on cultural changes.
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From:         droby%NOVA.TCS.TUFTS.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU
Subject:      Re: tarmac rugrats
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              07 Apr 92 19:11:50 CDT." <9204072035.aa00941@Nova.TCS.Tufts.EDU>

Says "Natalie Maynor" <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>:
>
>But I've now remembered that I *was* teased during childhood!  I almost
>forgot my brother.  Is it even possible to have an older brother without
>being the victim of teasing?
>   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)

Well, I don't have an older brother, but I am one.  I don't think I did much
teasing, but I guess you'd have to ask my younger siblings.  My  brother,
who's the youngest, did most of the teasing in the family, and was especially
merciless in pranks played on my oldest sister.

- Don R
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From:         torkel%SICS.SE@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU
Subject:      Re: Gleanings (38)
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              07 Apr 92 12:40:00 -0600. <9204072100.AA20275@sics.se>

  The Ronin reflects:

>This is frightenening.  I took French for 12 weeks in seventh
>grade (1968) before dropping the course because of the teacher and
>haven't touched it since.  But the above paragraph makes since to me
>and I don't read 'Asterix'.

  (Assuming you meant to write "makes sense":) This isn't surprising
at all. There isn't really any difference to speak of between French
and English. Or English and Norwegian and German. They're pretty much
the same language. It's perfectly possible to read lots of French
without knowing a word of French. Thai or Russian is a different
matter - they're not quite the same as English.
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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 22:29:00 MDT
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From:         The Ronin <WHITERJ%MSCD.BITNET@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      RE: Tushar whines

Pouteth       Tushar Samant <tushar@ZAPHOD.UCHICAGO.EDU>

> //anne// says:
>
> >Tushar whines:
>
> Why this elegant variation ? Whines, Complains, Confuses, Shouts, Brays,
> when all I am doing is only bloody saying things ? Anne, behave yourself
> and use the right word.

Anne,

     For the duration of Tushar's snit, you are hereby authorized to
use 'Pouteth' to describe his postings.  Now that you have access to
the right word, maybe Tushar will quit whining.

The Ronin
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 06:44:38 CDT
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From:         "Natalie Maynor" <maynor%RA.MSSTATE.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: ODDS 'N' ENDS

>  If the statement "there is something wrong with linguistic change" is
> pretty meaningless, I find rather baffling the statement that we learn
> from linguistics (or know as linguists) that its negation is true.

Very quick reply.  I've gotta log off now.  The negation of a meaningless
statement doesn't strike me as baffling.  Absence of something, even
something that doesn't make any sense, can be expressed.  Sorry about
that stupid-sounding last sentence.  No time to try to fix it now.
Maybe somebody else will say what I'm trying to say.  Bye till later...
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 13:13:54 +0200
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From:         torkel%SICS.SE@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU
Subject:      Re: ODDS 'N' ENDS
Comments: To: English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
              15 Apr 92 06:08:03 -0500. <9204151109.AA11489@sics.se>

  Natalie says:

  >I don't agree that linguistic change is an "abstraction" or is "divorced
  >from human culture and the uses of language."

  I meant of course "linguistic change" as you apparently used the term
in your explanation, in which you carefully separated cultural and
linguistic change.

 >I agree, however,
 >that the concept of "something wrong with linguistic change" seems pretty
 >meaningless.

 If the statement "there is something wrong with linguistic change" is
pretty meaningless, I find rather baffling the statement that we learn
from linguistics (or know as linguists) that its negation is true.
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Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 1992 21:03:33 CDT
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From:         "Natalie Maynor" <maynor%RA.MSSTATE.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Bitnet FTP Info
Comments: To: words-l@uga.cc.uga.edu

Bob (The Ronin) White just sent me this info.  Those of you without
direct ftp access should find it useful.

From: The Ronin <WHITERJ@ZENO.MSC.Colorado.EDU>

BITNET'ers,

     Princeton University (node PUCC) has set up a 'ftp' interface for
people on BITNET.  The two sample scripts attached below show how to
find out what files are available and have them shipped back to you.

Procedure:

     1) Select the appropriate script and alter it to fit your need.

     2) Mail this script as the body of a message to BITFTP@PUCC.

     3) The server program at PUCC will do the actual ftp'ing.  It
        will return a log of its activities and errors by mail and
        will send any files requested seperately.

Notes:

     1) Both of these scripts were tested on a VAX/VMS using JNET.
        Other systems may have quirks that require a more complex
        set of commands.

     2) These scripts are intended for text files.  Recovering
        non-text files requires additional commands.

     3) Very large files may be broken up into smaller pieces to
        go across BITNET better.

     4) Because Ra is a Unix machine, it is case sensitive. 'apr1292'
        is not the same as 'Apr1292'.

     5) Only five files may be retrieved per request.

     6) Additional instructions (which are very helpful) can be
        obtained by sending a message with the body HELP to BITFTP@PUCC.

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Date:         Fri, 17 Apr 1992 08:59:42 EDT
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From:         Black fish of the family <FDOLEZAL%UGA.bitnet@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Reflections on the matter of language change

On Fri, 17 Apr 1992 07:23:22 GMT Don Moore (813) 974-4078 S/C 574-4078 said:
>*** Resending note of 04/17/92 06:07
>
>>You seem to have misunderstood quite a lot, such as the friendly cameraderie
>>of this group for example.  Do you always try to wind people up when
>>you first meet them?  Is this your standard psychological ploy for getting
>>people to notice you when you arrive in a new group?  Rather childish
>>I'd say.  Probably gets you beaten up a lot if you try it in bars...
>
>Sounds like tropical fish.  Did/do any of you have such a hobby?  (They
>ought to give you your first tank free - it's everything else that costs
>a fortune).  Well, anyway, when son was young got him a fish tank and
>variety of fish.  Soon found as fish grew, some became very aggressive.
>So got second large tank for aggressive fish.  After a little in-fighting,
>they settled down and got along quite well.  From time to time one of the
>fish in the "peaceful" tank would become too large and aggressive so
>would transfer fish to "aggressive" tank.  Well just about every fish
>(even the same species - i.e. large Angel fish are not) in the tank jumps
>on the newcomer.  IF the fish survives the first hour, that fish is usually
>accepted and then becomes part of the group to attach the next newcomer.
>So welcome newcomer fish, stay around, the water's fine!

And peace be with you Mr. Moore.

Natly assured me that there were no rules on this list; so I have just
considered the rancorous rules-mongering an attempt by some people to
artificially increase there BWP totals.  Now, don't you think that
they should in all fairness subtract all postings in response to my
ravings from their scores?
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Date:         Mon, 6 Apr 1992 21:44:04 CDT
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From:         Tushar Samant <tushar%ZAPHOD.UCHICAGO.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: Re: character named Michael Godwin

I wanted to that. Just that I wish Michael Godwin posts more often to WORDS-L.
He stood out.

tushar
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Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 1992 14:45:27 CDT
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From:         "Natalie Maynor" <maynor%RA.MSSTATE.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Bitnet or Internet Words-L?

> transmission messages.  Why the header shows it as coming from Bitnet I
> don't know, but this cluster has full links to both networks.  (BTW, why
> are the Internet headers so much longer?)

The "from" line in your message this time shows that it's from your internet
address.  Probably your system is like ours -- if you send to an internet
address (or to bitnet address with the .bitnet added), it will go from
your internet address; if you send to a bitnet address (without .bitnet),
it will go from your bitnet address.

You can probably get rid of some of the incoming headers, btw.  I know how
to get rid of them on Unix but not on other systems.  Ask locally.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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Date:         Mon, 6 Apr 1992 19:38:00 CDT
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From:         "815 Stephen H. Karlson 753-6980"
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Subject:      Grandmaster Reshevsky

Samuel Reshevsky may have held the US title for 14 years, but I
believe Smyslov, Botvinnik, and Euwe all kept him from winning
the world title.  To lose to grandmasters of that caliber is no
shame.

Ken, please pass along my condolences to the Reshevsky family.

Steve Karlson
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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 14:36:00 EDT
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From:         BUHITELA%SUNYJCC.BITNET@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU
Subject:      re:procrastination (wasRE:pencils (was RE: TV))

From:   NAME: Les Buhite
        FUNC: Visual and Performing Arts
        TEL: (716) 665-5220                   <BUHITE, LES AT A1 AT JCCV03>
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<On Mon, 13 Apr 1992, BUHITELA@sunyjcc.bitnet wrote:
<... I view handwriting analysis with about the same
<> skepticism as newspaper horoscopes, but the "insights" might be amusing.
<
<I was skeptical, too, until the handwriting analyst pointed out the
<signs which indicated procrastination...then I thought there just might
<be something to it...I have this procrastination habit! :-)

I have some great books about procrastination and its cure.  I'll send them
to you as soon as I get around to reading them. :{)

Les
(who should be building _Coppelia_ about now, and some masks for a play I'm
directing, and reading a student's script...)
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From:         Dan Lester <ALILESTE%IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Cambridge pre-clam Update
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              3 Apr 1992 18:31:00 MDT from <WHITERJ%MSCD.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>

On Fri, 3 Apr 1992 18:31:00 MDT The Ronin said:
>     I strongly advise against this, Natalie.  From my experience to
>date with Bernard, he would probably demand to be let in the cockpit
>to show the pilot how to fly the plane.  Failing that, he would either
>sulk or attack the legs of the passing stewardesses.

   But what about the danger of Natalie attacking the legs (or other parts)
of passing male stewards.   (btw, these days they are just plain "Flight
Attendants," I believe)

dan
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