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In a message dated 12/12/1999 9:35:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Joshiwosh@aol.com writes:

<< but I will start off my time on this list by asking a pretty simple 
question 
 about _Catcher in the Rye_:  Is Holden Caulfield's vernacular reflective of 
 the way the author talks or is it more representative of all prep school 
 teenagers in the 1940s?
 Or is it just Salinger making a unique, memorable character?  anyway, Ive 
 unconciously taken in a lot of Caulfield's phrases and used them in everyday 
 life.. I hope this doesn't make me a phony.
 Joshie >>

welcome, and those are good questions :)  I think the answer is Yes to both 
your questions about Holden, and there's nothing wrong with letting your 
reading bleed over into your personality a bit :)

Jim

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