Fw: Candy stripers

[Thomas Paikeday]

Forgot to add the Concise Oxford (correctly I believe) has "a female
volunteer nurse in a hospital."

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From: "Thomas Paikeday" <thomaspaikeday at sprint.ca>
To: "American Dialect Society" <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: Candy stripers


> Candy-stripers exist in my experience. I've been to hospitals in the
> Toronto area since 1964. "candy-striper" is an entry in the Concise Oxford
> (2002). The Canadian Oxford (1998) has it without the hyphen; I haven't
> checked the new edition though.
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> t.m.p.
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> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 10:20 PM
> Subject: Candy stripers
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>> Okay, a bit off topic, but does anyone know if they even still use the
>> term "candy stripers" for the hospital volunteers (particularly in the
>> east)?  If not, what do they call them?
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>> Thanks again!
>>
>> Patti Kurtz
>> Minot State University
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