Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 21:58:33 -0400 From: "Jeutonne P. Brewer" Subject: Re: Queries: _Am. Tongues_ & Slang On Fri, 29 Aug 1997, Peter Richardson wrote: > > what did they cut out of the 'high school version' of american > > tongues? > I haven't seen it, but I'll bet it's the "n" word and the part about the > ice chest. > > > Peter R. I suspect you are right, although I have never seen the short version. I use the original version even in a shorter class period. That means that I have to be sensitive to and prepare the class for what they will hear. However, I think the loss of the ice chest part would be unfortunate. ********************************************** Jeutonne P. Brewer, Associate Professor Department of English University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 27412 email: jpbrewer[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]hamlet.uncg.edu URL: http://www.uncg.edu/~jpbrewer ***********************************************