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From: lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Greg Lee)
Newsgroups: sci.lang,comp.cog-eng,sci.psychology
Subject: Re: Effects of poor writing? (Long)
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Date: 28 Apr 89 12:07:35 GMT
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From article <17158@mimsy.UUCP>, by folta@tove.umd.edu (Wayne Folta):
" ...
" problems in that Black English uses different metrics for distance, etc.,
" which causes unit conversion problems.  (Note: I did not read the book,
" and I am no linguist, so I cannot vouch for its methods or conclusions.
" I only know that this book was in a reputable bookstore, which I hope would
" not contain poorly researched or racist books.)

Although the reputable bookstores here in Hawaii do maintain staffs
of reviewers to check out the research before they will offer a
book for sale, this may not be true in all areas.  You ought to
make sure, also, that your bookstore does have a linguist on its
staff and that all ethnic minorities and majorities are properly
represented among the reviewers.

		Greg, lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu