Has the call for papers for the next meeting been issued yet, and if not, when can we expect it? What will be the deadline for submission of abstracts?...
Robert Wachal
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Nov 10, 2004 11:48 pm
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... The call has been posted on the meeting website, available through the DSNA website (location may change, but it will always be accessible from the DSNA...
Luanne von Schneideme...
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Nov 11, 2004 6:56 pm
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Don't forget that the deadline for applying for the Urdang-DSNA Award for 2005 is December 1. We welcome applications of up to $2,500. Please send your...
Luanne von Schneideme...
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Nov 17, 2004 12:04 am
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Dear all, If you would be interested in taking part in a discussion group about slang, and have a professional/scholarly interest in the field, please send an...
You can tell that I'm cleaning up a little e-mail? Please respond to Shelagh Little. Thanks. Luanne...
Luanne von Schneideme...
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Dec 14, 2004 7:12 pm
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We are looking for the archaic word used to describe a chimney sweep. ___________________ That is the whole of a message I received. Can anyone help? Thanks. ...
Luanne von Schneideme...
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Dec 14, 2004 7:25 pm
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... Probably "ramoneur", which has one citation in OED but I think has shown up on lists of odd words in the past. Also, "flue-faker" is in a few British slang...
From GW Hunt, in New Zealand, comes the following query. If you can help him at all please e-mail him at gwhunt@.... He just called me; he's very keen...
Luanne von Schneideme...
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Dec 14, 2004 8:58 pm
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... Not very exciting, but maybe "sweep-chimney", called "obsolete or dialectal" by OED. -- Doug Wilson...
Douglas G. Wilson
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Dec 14, 2004 11:01 pm
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How about clergyman for a chimney-sweep? The earliest citation I can find is from Kent's dictionary of 1835. Also clargy, in Bee's dictionary in 1823. Young...
Greetings: I would like to pose a question to this DSNA list. Would any of you be interested in sharing information on software utilities, tools, systems, etc...
Bob, Thanks! I think this is an excellent topic for the list. We have some file-hosting space under Yahoo!Groups for keeping files or info that we might want...
It might be well worthwhile, as part of the discussion, to talk about the relative merits of cobbled-together systems versus more expensive options for...
Wendalyn Nichols
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Dec 28, 2004 3:15 pm
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That would be a good topic, too. Although I think that even with a proprietary system, you end up cobbling together tools you didn't think of at the RFP stage...
I've begun using Endnote 8.0 for collecting usage citations. It's not really designed for this, but it is easily configured and is superb for recording and...
I had used NISUS word processor for several years. It is a Mac program, with easy to use GREP utilities for reformatting. But NISUS recently "improved" the...
Here is a summary of some corpus tools, from the Corpora list. ... Summary follows: Sylvain Loiseau suggested XQuery langage, which is a w3c standard: "XQuery...
Folks, An email query has come in, asking if there is a version of the "1867 Webster" available electronically. Any help or leads appreciated ... Thanks! Erin...
I am a DSNA member and locally I serve on the board of the Foundation of the city library. A question came up recently. Suppose someone donated a life...
Robert Wachal
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Jan 25, 2005 11:59 pm
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Dear Mr. Wachal, Yes, keeping track of people can be a problem. But it must be borne in mind that most people listed in biographical dictionaries are fairly...
Laurence Urdang
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Jan 26, 2005 2:58 pm
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Good to hear from you, sir. I suppose that obscure people could be periodically "googled." Thanks. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Robert Wachal
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Jan 26, 2005 3:06 pm
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... If ... A similar discussion came up a couple of years ago on this list and there was mention of the "Dead People Server," a useful website that I find is...
Orin Hargraves
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Jan 26, 2005 3:58 pm
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I am unfamiliar with the website mentioned by Mr. Hargraves, but I would venture to say that the biographical dictionary would cast its net far wider than the...
Laurence Urdang
urdang@...
Jan 26, 2005 4:13 pm
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The subject, slipping into eternity, reminds me that while on the Lexington Ave. downtown express one day 25 years ago, I heard someone say sadly of a fellow...
Everett, Timothy
teverett@...
Jan 26, 2005 4:23 pm
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... There is also "Caskets On Parade" at http://www.msu.edu/~daggy/cop/bkofdead/index.htm. This one is divided into two sections, those who are dead and those...
Robert, You might consider registering for the news notifacation services of The New York Times. I think Google and Yahoo may also have a variant that allows...
Just a reminder to those of you who are interested in presenting at our Boston meeting in June. Abstracts are due to David Jost (davidarthurjost@...)...
Luanne von Schneideme...
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Jan 27, 2005 6:25 pm
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hi luanne, I'm still trying but not betting to madison; feb I hope are any past abstracts available? on disc? online? I'd like to submt, but i'm not sure what...
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