:-) mostly -- McWhorter on "standard English"

[Tom Zurinskas]

Register?  Not nearly as clear as "dialect"  

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+ 
see truespel.com phonetic spelling

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> Subject: Re: :-) mostly -- McWhorter on "standard English"
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> > Well, maybe we need to start putting "dialect" in after "Standard
> > English". I think I might start putting "Standard American Written
> > English dialect" in my composition syllabus to emphasize its
> > linguistic parity with Appalachian dialects, Southern dialects, etc.
> >
> > ---Amy West
> 
> I'd concur with this, Amy, but reword as "Standard American Written English
> Register."
> 
> The wording of the syllabus description would, of course, be
> self-referential, being written in SAWER.
> 
> Robin Hamilton
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