End of ADS-L Digest - 31 Oct 1997 to 1 Nov 1997
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Subject: ADS-L Digest - 1 Nov 1997 to 2 Nov 1997
There are 11 messages totalling 308 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

 1. thank you . . . thank you
 2. rat's ass, nigger, redneck,...
 3. "it's all good" (8)
 4. reflexives

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Date:  Sat, 1 Nov 1997 22:56:24 +0000
From:  Lynne Murphy <M_Lynne_Murphy[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]BAYLOR.EDU>
Subject: Re: thank you . . . thank you

Monkmag wrote:
>
> Lost your last missive to me, Lynn.
>
> Just giving you a hard time. Yes, banal banter drives me nuts too. Unless, of
> course, I am the one who wants to engage in banal banter. Don't make like or
> dislike, as the Zen patriarchs seem to indicate, is probably the best
> solution. Since the more we cling to our need for silence and privacy, the
> more the world wants to invade.
>
> Monk


well, thanks for the hard time. even if i bitch about it, i do like
attention. ah, the contrary nature of life. (it ain't for nothin' that
my specialty is antonyms.)

best,
lynne
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M. Lynne Murphy
Assistant Professor in Linguistics
Department of English
Baylor University
PO Box 97404
Waco, TX 76798