Re: [A-List] JP Morgan's *$23tn* derivative bust?

["Anne Williamson" <annewilliamson@xxxxxxx>]

No doubt you are correct; linguists on public grants
would take ebonics seriously; others laughed up their
sleeve as I recall.  Anyway, I don't have a dog in this
fight, it was just a joke.  But maybe you can answer
a question for me.  Why didn't they have a Miss
Ebonics beauty contest?  I heard it was because nobody
wanted to be Miss Idaho. - Your chastened ignoramus, A.

----- Original Message -----
From: Carrol Cox <cbcox@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <a-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 11:21 PM
Subject: Re: [A-List] JP Morgan's *$23tn* derivative bust?


>
>
> Anne Williamson wrote:
> >
> > "hedonic measures" which are to
> > economics what eubonics are to linguistics).
>
> And just what do you know about _either_ linguistics or ebonics (NOT
> "eubonics" -- your inability to get the word right does not suggest
> undue familiarity with the thing). Most linguists take ebonics verys
> seriously indeed. Almost all the public clamor about ebonics was by
> ignoramuses or deliberate liars.
>
> Carrol
>
>