sammich

[Dennis R. Preston]

Thank you for suggesting I could (without being a contortionist).

dInIs (who still succumbs to some adolescent fantasies)



>On Jan 21, 2005, at 1:16 PM, Dennis R. Preston wrote:
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>>arnold,
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>>Yes, I (in)famously recently said in a talk that "African Americans
>>and Appalachian immigrants are retarded in their acquisition of the
>>Northern Cities Shift."
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>Jesus, dInIs, you really stepped on your dick with that one!;-)
>
>-Wilson
>
>>
>>Course in my opinion (from a purely affective point of view of
>>course), it ain't no better kind of retardation to have than that
>>which holds off the NCS, but some folk did have to take others aside
>>and explain Kindly Old Perfessor Preston's rhetorical ineptitude.
>>
>>Please don't do the same with the above.
>>
>>dInIs
>>
>>>On Jan 21, 2005, at 6:55 AM, Dennis R. Preston wrote:
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>>>>...It's you people who don't assimilate who are driving this country
>>>>to ruin.
>>>
>>>just wanted to see that accusation again, out of context.
>>>
>>>arnold
>>
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>>--
>>Dennis R. Preston
>>University Distinguished Professor
>>Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic,
>>         Asian and African Languages
>>Wells Hall A-740
>>Michigan State University
>>East Lansing, MI 48824-1027 USA
>>Office: (517) 353-0740
>>Fax: (517) 432-2736


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Dennis R. Preston
University Distinguished Professor of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages
A-740 Wells Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 432-3099
Fax: (517) 432-2736
preston at msu.edu