Date:  Tue, 28 Nov 1995 09:45:30 -0800

From:  Dan Moonhawk Alford <dalford[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]S1.CSUHAYWARD.EDU>

Subject: Re: Heartburns



And my mom goes to 'the Kmarts' (used to be with a hyphen :-)) Note the

weird definite article.



On Tue, 28 Nov 1995, Bethany Dumas, UTK wrote:



> I have not heard "neartburns," but guess that is is used in analogy with

> such well-attested "plurals" as "baking-powders."

>

> Bethany Dumas

> <dumasb[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]utk.edu>

>