English Prime

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Richard Goodrow wrote:
>
> I encountered a concept called "English Prime" (roughly, omitting the verb
> to be). I admit it intrigues me and wish to learn more. Do scholars hold
> this concept in high esteem? Would anyone kindly pass along names of
> researches who have studied this concept?

Look into this site from E.W.Kellogg III and D. David Bourland,
Jr.
<http://www.generalsemantics.org/Education/WEPrime.htm>

Some other sites:
<http://www.ctlow.ca/E-Prime/E-Prime.html>
<http://www.angelfire.com/nd/danscorpio/ep2.html/>
<http://www.nobeliefs.com/eprime.htm>

Or wander the Web
<http://www.google.com>
search: "English prime" | "E-prime"

You might have fun checking out what's said about it in Usenet
newsgroups as well.

I brought up the subject back when (in 2001) and someone
commented "has DDB Jr been to arkansas or kentucky?  the folks
i've met from there don't say 'to be' when they are supposed to.
they say things like 'this shirt needs washed' or, at my
brother's work, 'this needs edited'.  this drives me *crazy*
[which brother says ain't far, anyway]. he says the kentucky
version of hamlet is simply 'or not, that is
the question'."

Sal
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