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[Geoffrey Nathan]

He seems to be fine.
We're Facebook friends
and he posted an acerbic
anti-Trump comment
on May 7.
I'll ask him whether he's just
quiet or has left in a huff.
🙂

Geoff


Geoffrey S. Nathan
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Emeritus Professor, Linguistics Program
http://blogs.wayne.edu/proftech/

geoffnathan at wayne.edu

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>   Wilson, who I believe is no longer on this list,

What happened to Wilson?  Has he simply stopped participating, or has somet=
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This was discussed extensively here, but quite a while ago. Wilson, who I b=
elieve is no longer on this list, argues that it derives from 'rap on', ana=
logous to 'hit on' meaning originally to 'chat someone up' (i.e. flirt with=
) but then extended its sense to rhythmic talking. Obviously AAVE in origin=
.
Going by memory here because I can't remember where the archives are.

Geoff


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