I'm sorry to have to disagree with Gordon, but Johanna is absolutely right.
If people on the list want to start another list for commentary of a
different nature, so be it. This is supposed to be the ATEG list, for topics
about the teaching of grammar only.

By the way, thanks to Ruth for apologizing for her small error.

Paul E. Doniger

----- Original Message -----
From: GORDON RIVES CARMICHAEL <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Social Security


> I appreciate Ruth's provision of this information. It is much more
interesting
> to me than conference attendance and room reservations at the conference.
>
> Gordon Rives Carmichael, English As A Second Language, Tarleton State
> University and Central Texas College
>
> Johanna Rubba wrote:
>
> > As much as I appreciate the message on Social Security, I would prefer
> > that the content of this list be reserved for issues directly related to
> > grammar instruction. I don't know about you, but I already get way too
> > much mail to handle. I really intend no offense to Ruth -- I know she
> > posted this in the spirit of good citizenship.
> >
> > Anybody feel the same?
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Johanna Rubba   Assistant Professor, Linguistics
> > English Department, California Polytechnic State University
> > One Grand Avenue  . San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
> > Tel. (805)-756-2184  .  Fax: (805)-756-6374 . Dept. Phone.  756-259
> > . E-mail: [log in to unmask] .  Home page:
http://www.calpoly.edu/~jrubba
> >                                        **
> > "Understanding is a lot like sex; it's got a practical purpose,
> > but that's not why people do it normally"  -            Frank
Oppenheimer
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>