Date: Mon, 6 Mar 1995 19:59:29 EST

From: Terry Lynn Irons t.irons[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MSUACAD.MOREHEAD-ST.EDU

Subject: Re: subject blooper





How much of the future "history of the language" will derive from

typos rather than language change? (Not a serious comment, but not

not serious either.) DMLance



If it was based on my writing, alot. (sic)

Dennis Baron debaron[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uiuc.edu





Certainly one might prefer,



"Should it happen to be based..." or

"If it were to be based..."



'If it was based,' much has already been lost.



Or was that the point?



Terry Irons





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