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linguistlist.org>Dear Subscribers, Throughout the year, it is not uncommon for us to recieve short notes of support and praise for the work we do at LINGUIST. We share those messsages among the crew and you can be sure that we appreciate them immensely. Dick Hudson, a member of the LINGUIST Advisory Board was gracious enough to write this letter for our fund drive, as we know that you would probably enjoy hearing from someone other than a Linguist crew member! We thank Dick, and ALL of you, for your words of support thoughout the year. They keep us going! On another note, your criticism and suggestions are important too. We are linguists before we are programmers, and we need your feedback so that we can correct errors and problems as soon as they appear. Underlyingly, our developing website is as structurally complex as many professional sites, and we appreciate your patience as we it all together. 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