Date:  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 18:12:53 -0400

From:  Virginia Clark <vpclark[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MOOSE.UVM.EDU>

Subject: Re: Lexical choice?



At 06:42 AM 10/4/95 -0500, you wrote:

>Friends:

>

>Please respond to this post I received from a former student of mine.

>

>Thanks,

>

>Bob Wachal

>

>Sort of an ADS-L Question for you:  Fill in the blank in the following:

>

>        Today I have to do the ______________________

>

>(meaning a pile of dirty clothes that should become clean with water & soap in

>a machine)

>

         Today I have to do the laundry (not "washing").