Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 17:29:06 -0500 From: "Jeutonne P. Brewer" Subject: Re: PC Dictionaries? et al On Tue, 28 Oct 1997, Emerson, Jessie J wrote: > This is just a question about the list and not a complaint or > admonition: Does this list include discussion of political correctness, > or only discussion of language and how it is actually used (rather than > how it should be used). [snip] Speaking for myself, I would say that the list focuses on language and language use. I am interested in notions of political correctness and how language should be used when they explain or provide information about language use. The issue of how language should be used is usually a question of language policy rather than language use. Jeutonne ********************************************** Jeutonne P. Brewer, Associate Professor Department of English University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 27412 email: jpbrewer[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]hamlet.uncg.edu URL: http://www.uncg.edu/~jpbrewer ***********************************************