Radicalism of reading

Greg Montalbano Greg.Montalbano at ucop.edu
Fri May 2 12:35:24 CDT 1997


Davemarc contributes:
 
>I concur with David C. though in milder tones. <snip>

>What does this have to do with TP?  Check out Vineland for pachuco dialect,
>Valspeak, and Japanese English, as well as other forms that seem to be more
>"mainstream."  And then, in Mason & Dixon, well...naah, don't want to make
>this a spoiler message.

Also, what this has to do with TRP is the oft-quoted Proverb:  If They can
get you asking the wrong questions, They don't have to worry about the
answers.  (Once again, also connects to the "Mass-control through diversion
& distraction" thread.)

>Anyway, I've spoken about Ebonics with a genius linguist who's married to
>another genius linguist, and both of them only have a problem with how
>linguists were virtually overlooked in the "debate" on the subject.  So
>that proves everything.
>
>davemarc

Agreed.  Part of what I was trying to imply.

Peace, love, and murder.
~G~




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