Re: Canadians in ADS

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

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
>