Why we should ignore Tom Zurinskas

[Paul Johnston]

Tom:
All of us who are phonetically trained believe him.  I've been
courteous to  you in the past, but let it go.

Yours,
Paul Johnston
On May 4, 2008, at 9:23 PM, Tom Zurinskas wrote:

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> Poster:       Tom Zurinskas <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM>
> Subject:      Re: Why we should ignore Tom Zurinskas
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> Basically, I offered vocal proof that all long vowels are not
> diphthongs as Mark Mandel claims.  I can't possibly believe that
> anyone believes him.  And now we get this unabashed personal
> trashing.  For shame. shame shame.
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> Someone teach this guy how to send us voice files so we can hear
> examples of his long vowels as diphthongs.
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> Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
> See truespel.com - and the 4 truespel books plus "Occasional Poems"
> at authorhouse.com.
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>> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 15:24:24 -0400
>> From: thnidu at GMAIL.COM
>> Subject: Why we should ignore Tom Zurinskas
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>> Sender: American Dialect Society
>> Poster: Mark Mandel
>> Subject: Why we should ignore Tom Zurinskas
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>> (This is a slightly expanded repost of a message I sent in the thread
>> on "the long vowels as monophthongs". I think it will be of value to
>> those listmembers who still believe that Mr. Z. can be educated.)
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>> Mr. Zurinskas has been peddling his wacko ideas for at least twenty
>> years and is proud of his ignorance -- or, as I suppose he thinks of
>> it, his refusal to compromise his God-given instinct by listening to
>> anyone who knows anything about the subject. This includes not taking
>> classes, not reading books or articles, and, of course, brushing off
>> anything said to him here that conflicts with his notions. Nothing we
>> can say will sway such deep-rooted obtuseness. Save your breath, save
>> your fingertips, save your electrons, time, and energy and put him on
>> your kill list.
>>
>> Of course, that won't help if you get the digest version. That was my
>> single most compelling reason for switching my subscription.
>>
>> Mark A. Mandel
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