Date:    Tue, 2 Jun 1998 11:41:49 -0400
<br>From:    Gregory {Greg} Downing <gd2[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IS2.NYU.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: Metro Diary Instruction Manual (was Re: RE>bogus anecdotes)
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<br>At 10:58 AM 6/2/98 -0400, you wrote:
<br>>Bethany [Dumas], wondering if Metro Diary is a genre that should now be
<br>>introduced into sophomore lit courses
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<br>Or, sophomoric lit! Or, just drop the sopho- ("wise") altogether, but then
<br>you have to add -on- to the end of the remaining root, and you definitely
<br>have to use the -ic adjective-ending. Gosh, I never knew what I was missing
<br>out on by not reading the NYTimes on weekdays.
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<br>Hey, I'd recommend they just hire Stephen Glass -- he's good at vivid
<br>made-up anecdotes that have a cultural agenda. And he's not under contract
<br>right now. But then again, why pay him when you can get the readers to send
<br>in material for free?
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<br>Greg Downing/NYU, at greg.downing[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]nyu.edu or gd2[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]is2.nyu.edu
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