LINGUIST List 4.249

Mon 05 Apr 1993

Misc: Early Citation of NOT; Journal Of Undergraduate Research

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1. "Bruce E. Nevin", early citation of retroactive NOT
2. BIRKS NEIL BRENDAN, Journal Of Undergraduate Research (fwd)

The `Devil's Advocate' column in the April 1993 isue of UNIX Review
(p. 116) closes with a discussion of retroactive `not' which cites
a 1905 story "Pigs is Pigs" by Ellis Parker Butler, in
_American Magazine_ (Colver Publishing House). The quotation:
"Cert'nly, me dear frind Flannery. Delighted! _Not!_"
(Spelling "frind" is in original.)

Perhaps the speaker is intended to be an Irish immigrant, and if so
mightn't that provide a clue as to origin?

As I recall, I think the earliest citation posted here previously
was 1912, posted by Larry Hyman?

 Bruce Nevin
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