NYT on Daniel Cassidy

Thu Nov 8 15:13:45 UTC 2007

On Nov 7, 2007, at 8:23 PM, Ben Zimmer wrote:

> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/08/nyregion/08irish.html
> New York Times, Nov. 8, 2007
> Humdinger of a Project: Tracing Slang to Ireland
> By Corey Kilgannon
>
> ... evincing not a shred of skepticism about Cassidy's claims. Oy!
> (Which I'm sure must come from "Och!")

appalling.

to grant barrett: why haven't you put some version of this excellent
posting --

   http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0710C&L=ADS-
L&P=R1614&I=-3

on your website?  maybe along with a link to:

   http://www.popmatters.com/pm/books/reviews/49901/how-the-irish-

are there other good critiques we could point people to?

arnold

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