[Corpora-List] corpus linguistics

[ian.lancashire at utoronto.ca]

W. H. Auden once subtitled a piece, "Which side am I supposed to be  
on?", question that reminds me, in this context, of his aphoristic  
verses

    Private faces in public places
    Are wiser and nicer
    Than public faces in private places.

in which he defends the rights of the nice, wise individual in the  
public place and emends a proverb that certainly doesn't apply here:

    Fools' names and fools' faces
    Are often seen in public places.

The Corpora list-serve is a wise public place where nice helpful  
messages far outnumber the rest, messages such as Antoinette's, with  
its good wishes to all, and her wish not to stifle debate or spoil  
anyone's fun.


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