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[thomaspaikeday]

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From: "Beverly Flanigan" <flanigan at OHIOU.EDU>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: who's a native speaker?


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> Poster:       Beverly Flanigan <flanigan at OHIOU.EDU>
> Subject:      Re: who's a native speaker?
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> Well, at the risk of being labeled one of the terminology idiots, I'll add
> my own expertise.  After almost 25 years of teaching graduate classes
> composed of one-third to one-half foreign students who have learned
English
> as a second language, I can attest to the reality of non-native English.
I
> assume Erin is not concerned with a Chomskyan or Paikedayan (OK, Tom?)

NO PROBLEM.

BACK TO THE FUTURE, WHEN SOMEONE WOULD BE HUNTING FOR THE FIRST RECORDED USE
OF "PAIKEDAYAN" I HOPE I'LL BE REMEMBERED AS THE ONE WHO MADE THE DISCOVERY
(LIKE WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA) WHICH  MAY BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHO USED THE
BLESSED WORD FIRST.

THANKS BEVERLY.

TOM.

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