Bapopik

[A. Maberry]

I agree wholeheartedly.

allen
maberry at u.washington.edu

On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Joanne M. Despres wrote:

> I'd like to join the chorus of support for Barry Popik, whose
> research is certainly very well respected (and extensively utilized)
> here.  As far as the more ephemeral locutions and non-naturalized
> foreign phrases in his mailings are concerned, from my
> perspective, you just never know what will end up taking root in the
> language later on, so it can't hurt to err on the side of inclusiveness
> when collecting data.  In this business, we're far more often
> stymied by a lack of information than an overabundance of it!
>
> Joanne Despres
> Dating Editor
> Merriam-Webster, Inc.
>