American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-16
From POalson's american Daily .adrertiser.
VULGARISMS

From Poalson's american Daily .4drertiSer.
VULGARISMS
Notwithstanding the general grammatical pro
priety which prevails several local and improper
phrases, aud vulgarisms, property called, have
lcrept into a list Of the principal, will be q
musing and instructive; and many of them are
SO commonly used in writing and speaking that their
Improperly will not be easily perceived, some ex
plantations added.
| This is to notify The public. In English we do
not notify the person of the thing, but notify the
Thing TO The person. To notify, is just saying by a
word OF Latin derivation, TO make kn0'rR, that il
we cannot say this is to make the public known
neither Can we say this is to notify the public.
FettoW Contrymen, is lautology which will at
once be detected
i do not consider myself eqaal to the task. As
is wanting before equal
| a certain Richard Roe. The word certain in
such instances as this is used as an indefinite, the
name fixes precisely. certain person called, or
supposed TO be Richard Roe, is proper.
Such b0dies are incident TO these eriis The evil
is incident, or ready to fall upon the person; the
person liable OF subject 10 the evil.
Equally as reH; eqnatiy as good. Itis just as
good English to say, the most higheSt.
'Just as yOa rise the hM' Little or no bread
corn is grown IN this cOantry.' These expressions
are taken from Cooks first voyage, by Hawkes.
worth, and though more common England, the
corruption OF these words ia such manner is in.
creasng here.
II is most all gone. This is an absurdty as well
as vulgalism
haze been to philadelphia; for at or in Phla-
delphia.
hare been to dihuer: for ] hare dined.
W0Lk in the house an for into.
u spell Of stckness this word is probably borrow
ed from the sea slang.
Chunks H. Z. half burnt woody is a local phrase oil
the middle states.
Once In chiie; (sometimes) is peculiar also to
the middle states.
lie IS considerable Of a manufacturer. Pretty
considerable of farm These expressions are
constantly heard in the northern states.
shalt haze occasion (menning opportunity toll
go orer the FERRY This is n. England vugarsm.
Tote Is used for carry, in some Of the southern
states.
We often hear OF man being in eminent Tim
mnent) danger.
Americans use conduct as a neuter verb pro-
greSs as verb; serious for religious; birth for of
hce chanFy Tor chubby; siaShy Tor sloPpy.-Phi-
ladelphans are said to have these peculiarities-I
like used for used did not let on for did moi
explain; get shut of thing, for get rid OF thing
leave me do this, for permit me queer for strange !;
the dear knows, for the demon knows.
John Randolph and tie quaher.-A friend commu
nicates the following anecdote A Quaker being on
a passage to New York in the same steam boat will
John Randolph, took occasion to form an acuuaint
ance with him. understand, (said he.) thou ART
John Randolph" ssYes, Sir" he replied. :.
have heard many things concerning thee, and have
d high esteem Tor thy character, save in one parlic
ular" And what is that ~ "Whe thou ART a
valiant defender OF the rights of freemen am oldl
thou dost retain thy fellow men in bondage -" Your
charge is true, (said MIR Randolph,) but what shall
he done!" Thou must set them Tree" We'll II
VIII make proposition TO you'll have hundred
slaves wish them to De happy Now, if you will
take them of my hands, and bind yourself to pav
me their worth, only in case you do not place them
10 so good circumstances they now are they shall
be yours" The Quaker did not EXPECT This: he
hesltated ME-. Randolph then offered TO give him
ten days to consider the subject Alter brief sea
son, however, the Quaker declined the proposal
Now, there are two three inferences to he de-
duced from this narration.
/. We, at the north, are too apt to condemn. in
discriminatory, our southern brethren for bold,np
slaves when TO set them free al home would be
certain insurrection, and when there are not The
means for sending them abroad.
: Are there not many liberal minded men in The
southern States, who like John Randolph, would
give freedom to their slaves, were thew sure ~
her being suitably provided for, in foreign conn
tryp ~"
o. How important that the colony in Africa sbould1
be speedily taken under the patronage of povrrn.
ment, or otherwise sustained as to pye con6drnc.
10 all oor citizens, and to the blacks the mselyes.
BOSTON Telegraph.