Date:    Wed, 20 May 1998 09:05:21 -0400
<br>From:    Larry Horn <laurence.horn[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALE.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: ADS-L Archive Search
<br>
<br>At 5:22 PM -0500 5/19/98, Grant Barrett wrote:
<br>>Yesterday I got ambitious and busted up all the digest files into
<br>>individual messages and indexed them with the new ADS-L archive search
<br>>software. There are 13,496 messages, and it's a useful, fast search. I
<br>>think this has the potential to be a useful resource for the savvy
<br>>searcher.
<br>>
<br>>Go straight to the search engine:
<br>>http://www.dfjp.com/spotlight.fcgi
<br>>
<br>
<br>This is a GREAT service, more than useful, and not just to the savvy
<br>searcher.  I was just trying to locate my saved file (if any) of our
<br>discussion of the historical present counterfactual (or sportscasterese
<br>counterfactual, or indicative counterfactual) so I could add to it this
<br>example from a sports talk show this morning:
<br>
<br>"If Reggie Miller makes half his shots, the Pacers might win last night."
<br>
<br>(he was 4 of 13 and they lost to the Bulls by 6, but the point is arguable).
<br>
<br>I couldn't find the file on my disk, but I clicked on the URL indicated,
<br>searched "counterfactual", and instantly turned up our discussion from
<br>October 1995, kicked off by a query from Bill Smith--
<br>
<br>'David Justice has just made a spectacular catch preventing the
<br>winning run from coming in. The announcer says, "If Justice doesn't
<br>                catch that it's a double and the go-ahead run is in."
<br>Is this general sportscasterese, along with the use of the simple
<br>present for what is going on right now or just Bravesese?'
<br>
<br>--and various responses.  Thanks for the great work, Grant.
<br>
<br>Larry
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