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A music composer in North Miami Beach, Fla., recently
ended his search for someone to write the lyrics for an opera
he had composed with help from a unique service offered by
USC.
Me called the use Writer's Hotline and told the staff
member he had written the music for an opera, but needed a
lyricist. She put him in touch with another staff member with
a degree in screenwritimz from USC. and a working relation
ship was formed.
The Hotline has answered hundreds of requests for inforWnation
since its inception two years ago, according to Phyllis
Fleishel, director of the university's Writing Center, which
operates the service.
IN ADDITION to answering questions about grammar,
usage, punctuation and style, Writing Center staff members
have received some unexDectedlv serious, but offbeat.
I requests.
;! For example, Fleishel recalled a question from the state AtLEnsemble
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torney General's office about the correct term for a "word"
such as "guaran-damn-tee you." The term is "infix," a
derivation of sounds or letters at the beginning or end of a
word that produce a derivative word, she explained.
Since the beginning of this school year, the center's staff hasanswered
more than 1,000 calls from such varied sources as a
farm journal, the State Archives, South Carolina National
Bank, the Charlotte Observer and USC President James
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ONE NEW York-based author writing the memoirs of an
actor calls the Hotline almost daily, sometimes twice per day.
ane usually has a question about grammar or usage, hleisnei
said.
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completely empty-handed," she said. Reference books ranging
from the 12-volume Oxford English Dictionary to
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of Poetry and Poetics are kept by the phone to find answers to
more common questions readily.
Many calls are made to the Hotline by secretaries who question
their bosses' use of the English language. One local
secretary was given time away from her office duties to attend
classes at the Writing Center so she could improve her writing
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The Hotline does not have a toll-free number; it's 777-7020.
The phone is answered from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. and from 6 - 9
p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 8:30 - noon
Friday.
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: orchestral." As ensemble director, Emche said he wants
to improve the balance and technique of the
ial repertoire, band's music. "I have a goal I know I will
composed by never reach," he said. "I always want to be
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