Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 14:27:22 EST
From: Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV maintainer
owner-LISTSERV[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: gapers' block
The New York City (and vicinity--this is spread by radio traffic
reports, I think) verb is "rubbernecking" (almost always in the
gerund--"they were rubbernecking" is far commoner than "they
rubbernecked"), and the only noun form I've heard is
"rubbernecking delays."
Vicki Rosenzweig
vr%acmcr.uucp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]murphy.com | rosenzweig[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]acm.org
New York, NY