Re: Re: Canadians in ADS

[Thomas M. Paikeday]

Ron,

Thanks for the honorable mention. I missed you at my Atlanta ADS paper, Jan.
2. The Hilton desk gave me a good excuse. See you probably in San Diego. I
am passing my hat around for the hotel and airfare.

TOM.
www.paikeday.net

----- Original Message -----
From: <RonButters at AOL.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 11:14 AM
Subject: Re:       Canadians in ADS


Tom Paikeday comes sometimes ((and contributes frequently to ADS-L) and Jack
Chambers was our luncheon speaker a few years back. And ADS contributed $$$
to the Methods conference when it was held in Newfoundland.

Maybe when we meet in Boston, a few miles from the border, we will get
greater participation from up there?

In a message dated 1/28/03 4:00:48 PM, AAllan at AOL.COM writes:


> Mention of
> "not quite the ONLY Canadian"
> brings to mind the relative quiescence of Canadian dialect studies within
> the
> American Dialect Society in recent years. Our constitution declares that
we
> study "the English language in North America," and in the past we have had
> even a Canadian president (Murray Kinloch) and a Canadian executive
> secretary
> (H. Rex Wilson). But there has been only one Canadian on our annual
meeting
> program for the past two years, and not necessarily with Canadian topics.
> Is it the fault of us who live south of the border? Do Canadians no
> longer
> feel welcome in ADS? Or is something else going on?
> - Allan Metcalf
>