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Wed Apr 19 22:07:30 UTC 2006

On Apr 19, 2006, at 2:49 PM, Ashley Parker wrote:

>         My name is Ashley Parker, and I'm a researcher at the New
> York Times. I'm
> currently working on a freelance story about language ---
> specifically, the
> language of teenagers today, and also a historical perspective on the
> relationship between technology and language --- and I was hoping
> to get an
> expert's perspective...

i've forwarded this request to Sali Tagliamonte, Naomi Baron, and
David Crystal.

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