Hi! (UNCLASSIFIED)
Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL
Wed Nov 7 21:16:35 UTC 2007
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This is espionage code. Wilson is the inspiration for several John le
Carre novels.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: American Dialect Society
> [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Jesse Sheidlower
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 3:12 PM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: Hi!
>
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> Sender: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Poster: Jesse Sheidlower <jester at PANIX.COM>
> Subject: Re: Hi!
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> On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 04:08:51PM -0500, Wilson Gray wrote:
> > Hi, sugar!
> > I'm back. Needless to say, the package was delivered, but not
> > left. I can go get it after five or wait two days for the next
> > delivery.
>
> I think you wanted the subject to be "[OT Personal Greeting]
> Hi!", not just "Hi!".
>
> Jesse Sheidlower
>
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