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[Beverly Flanigan]

Does the American Names Society have a listserv?  Maybe it could stretch to
include not just "names" but also words in general?  The ADS list could
then focus on phonological, grammatical, and stylistic/registral variation,
including lexical variation but not etymology and antedating.  That would
divide the turf a bit to suit our varied interests.

At 12:31 PM 5/6/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>    Well, yes, I am compiling a dictionary on American regional food.  I
> provide etymological information wherever possible, along with first
> citations.  There was no "etymological information" in the first
> citations of  "Jew bread" or "kosher pickle," or the early citations of
> "bakery."
>   Deleting the messages takes maybe ten seconds.
>   I had proposed many years ago to essentially create an AMERICAN SPEECH
> online, with a "new words" registry and all, and a separate place for
> antedatings, but nothing happened or was considered.
>
>Barry Popik