LINGUIST List 23.1392: And Our Mystery Saga Author Is... (Drumroll Please)

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LINGUIST List 23.1392
Mon Mar 19 2012 And Our Mystery Saga Author Is... (Drumroll Please) Editor for this issue: Anna Belew <annalinguistlist.org>
Date: 19-Mar-2012 From: LINGUIST List <linguistlinguistlist.org> Subject: Whose Wit Will We Wonder at this Week? E-mail this message to a friend Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers, When we told you we hoped to reach $44,000 by Monday at 3:00, we thought we were shooting for the moon. Weekends are often a time for rest, and it's hard to maintain the same energy we have during the week. But here we are with $45,805! Apparently we reached the stars on this goal. So we want to maintain our end of the deal and introduce the star for this week's saga story... Speculative Grammarian! (http://specgram.com/) For those of you who have tragically never encountered the hilarious wit of SpecGram, they are regarded as "the premier scholarly journal featuring research in the neglected field of satirical linguistics." We know this to be true. Because it says so on their website. Whether or not you've followed SpecGram's work in the past, you're in for a special treat this Friday. We want this to be a fun, exciting week for everyone. So for this week we have prizes, we have guest authors, we have new limericks, AND we have a new lofty goal. Can we reach $55,000 by Thursday at 3:00? To follow the cheesy idiom theme for this letter (hey, space is cool)... hitting such a major milestone so soon would be stellar. Help us make this another great week, and donate to take part in the fun! https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Gratefully yours, The LINGUIST List Crew This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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