Date:    Mon, 15 Jun 1998 12:54:51 -0400
<br>From:    Avi Arditti <Avi_Arditti[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NEB.VOA.GOV>
<br>Subject: Re: 9guzillion9
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<br>First, THANK YOU to all who replied to :youdaman.:  An excerpt from *Do The Right Thing,: pointed out by Grant Barrett, added some nice sound.
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<br>As Allan Metcalf knows, recently I have been doing a weekly feature on American English.  The spot is broadcast worldwide on Voice of America.  [My regular job is in VOA Special English, producing news and science programs  written in simplified English and read slower than standard English.]  I try to keep the feature topical.  For instance, we just finished a contest asking listeners to suggest new names for traditional letters written on paper, to distinguish them from e-mail.
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<br>Next Sunday the topic will be *g /uh/ zillion.* I have even heard :guzillionaire.: If anyone would like to contribute any thoughts, please do -- I might read your note on the air.
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<br>Avi Arditti
<br>VOA Washington
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