"I'm gonna buy me a dog" (2)

[Wolfgang Schulze]

Dear friends,

I do not want to come back to my lasting posting on the 'me' issue, but
please allow me to simply express my curiosity that arose because of the
following two wordings:

Suzette Haden Elgin wrote:

>>I hesitate to get into this, given the current climate and (...)
>>
Alexander Gross wrote:

>Don't worry about the "current climate," Suzette.
>
Since these phrases had been uttered 'in public', I dare to ask which
climate both Suzette and Alexander are alluding to. Maybe that I appear
as a real nosy-parker, but I can't help! Forgive me!

Very best wishes,
Wolfgang

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulze
Institut für Allgemeine und Typologische Sprachwissenschaft
Department 'Kommunikation und Sprachen' (Dep. II) - F 13/14
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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