Re: [s-d] [s-b] Proposal: Spivak is not English, Episode 2

Mike McGann on Sat, 8 Dec 2007 18:09:25 -0700 (MST)

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Re: [s-d] [s-b] Proposal: Spivak is not English, Episode 2

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Subject: Re: [s-d] [s-b] Proposal: Spivak is not English, Episode 2
From: "Mike McGann" <mike.mcgann@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 20:09:20 -0500
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On Dec 8, 2007 8:07 PM, Josiah Worcester <josiahw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Truly, it is ridiculous to expect to legislate away a commonly-used form of
> slang: almost as ridiculous as it is to legislate away English.

Yes, but it is always worth trying.

- Hose
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