sad news

[Jonathan Lighter]

Very, very sad news. Dick organized a slang lexicography section at the MLA
in NYC in 1976, partly on the news that I was working on HDAS. It was a
memorable moment for me.

My condolences to everyone who knew him.

Jonathan Lighter


On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at babel.ling.upenn.edu>wrote:

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> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 3:10 PM, <ronbutters at aol.com> wrote:
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> > Anne Curzan writes from Michigan that Richard Bailey died on April 2
> after
> > a long illness. I will post an obituary when one becomes available. This
> is a
> > great loss, both personally and professionally for me and for all of us
> who
> > loved and admired him.
>
> Notices from the Univ. of Michigan English Department and the DSNA:
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> http://lsa.umich.edu/english/news/newsDetail.asp?ID=179
> http://www.dictionarysociety.com/2011/04/richard-w-bailey-1939-2011.html
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