Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 12:19:14 -0500 From: Stephanie Strassel Subject: Re: sneakers I grew up in Cincinnati calling them gym shoes. This seems to be the predominant term in the Cincinnati and Dayton, OH area. Stephanie Strassel Department of Linguistics University of Pennsylvania > > I always call them "gym shoes." > > ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; > ;Kathleen M. O'Neill ... Language Laboratory Technician I ; > ;koneil1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uic.edu ... u55354[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uicvm.cc.uic.edu ; > ;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::; > ;University of Illinois at Chicago ... Language Laboratory ; > ;703 South Morgan Street (M/C 042) ... Grant Hall, Room 311 ; > ;Chicago, IL 60607-7025 ; > ;312.996.8838 or 8836 ... 312.996.5501 FAX ; > ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; >