The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-08-25
VARIATIONS OF rHA ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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IroMsicnt is often used by Americans in
such phrases rs transient persons, mean
lng s"j"urncrS Travellers transient bcarlcis,
meaning h"a'lcrs staying ut Il house fol
Il few da..'s Oily; TRANSIENT vessels, mean
ing vessels s'";'.'ing in u port without be
inS engaged iii its regular trade. Til, use
o! transient is an Amcr;cani>ln, not adopt
ed as yet in England bat i: !, good and
viii find favor in time
T'""Y'i.e, in the sense Of harpcn,' O.
be done is coudcned by ':"gIisI, aull.ori.
ties. 1t is irclucn,i: r.el in the Cni,cI
..tiic3.
Ie"tso", in the United States, means
deer meat; in England i! is applied also to
the meat OF hare and game birds. In Gal
'iorn'a. H.:crc tie meat of the antelope and
elk IS abundant in the market, r.:.:o:
me;:::s O" y deer :nc;.', though, in accord
ance with Ens';,ll u<ag", !, might u,-
don''2iI, :e applied to the n,c"i vt ii!
Wild an;l:':s!, Q: ,...c deer kind.
!'"ayon, Or ,rayon, ;,cco,,!;u; tu tx
usual American >p".!in,-, :, or@:. 80. "a, i
verb i'll the United :i;.'r~, il sar. ,.E.ra.c.
as ';;i.2 goods wee wanou@I @c.os. IL.
inornt,l.s'
do'G,@ - IT, .lmcs!c;,u j., w:.:sr.s !.
TIC English plural .;"r wharf.
li'.yi = f,..,.,.r, ,,c, 1 ,. Il
. 'mi'v'i st;,ic, - shall in tn. IL; :e.>u
OF the lu;ulc tense, ;n!a.u,iyc :noy,..--
Americans, wI.cu l.yy wish 70 express N:
expectation or ii.tr";;"n, say | VIII l4
H., i, - H. The Emg.;>i., | >la!! Lo
- We >l:"j! do it, Li; il lie wishes 10
l:"m.ae or - express = strong dct.:mi:.:.-
'!"", az threat, lie says will, we VIII,
g.. The American mi,usc Of wiz is OF
li>l: o::;:n. y l!.ur!in.an who I'll! int,
H. t!:.,'!,s tiu.e 4 curun: anI !".l:yyous
m. a!.l..'cMioM g.. ',..aI and will; Il,
c';el ct, 4 "iN hc drowned: noJviy Mul
Help me- B:i.l:;'.,r:i wro;r
Ia '''" ar>: lvr. n, simply stoN: :: .cte:.s;
!. ''!E ;A.,l'. '" Is. premise ~ ,!..:
S."H III ;c ,.c.uI .i lie ~ ,i...a ,i.yr;,;
WI Simr'y 'l!rn '.,..'e'!. tn" f;v.a feat
! Io I'Ht IS il. common IT,: III the Uni
10, States, ;o signify to try;n t, wi;hvr
lh" "o:d !, iro,;;.v!;.I i'll Eagan,l
u ""|$ IS Tie coniiaon American nal,,
10: What III: A'.@!:>h term !. woo,i'
-il"or"tc, Notire and P,'cyrcsx, used Il
verbs, We're once con>:,!rr.,. rs American.
:sms, bat have been ajv,tyl ly ,l.c cus:y..
o.! England.
rEcArtny is a tract OF laHd in Il woodc,
district, from which the timber has bee,
cut away, and the wo,d usually implic
that the land has been prepared for cul,;va
ton.
To G'rUl', 10 GU: y ring several iac!le
wide through tie Lai!; rond the trunk c
Il tree, two or three feet t..ul IT," ground
SO ;l,at the tree Will Lr. Sometimes til,
chip picrccs through II. sap wood us We
as the bark
! - N>S"Nt"'"y - a. ti'tSL Vi 'clcI ldu
on which the trees have been killed. Th
word is o:A:nari'y a;,pI'c@ o,v to ,,lac,
where trees have been killed by girL..ng, Q
fire, So rs TO preparc the lsnl for Guilty;
ton.
GuJeriu!U.iul Is said TO Le M .'m::i
r cssEisn.
L.ttcatiee, as i noun, j.: s;,rh plIr"cca :,
: The Executive meaning an executive Of
iiccr, has had its origin credited 10y Bri,:s
critics TO American nsage.
LcngiI! is said to be Of Amc, ican coin
, age but it no" passes current in britain.
IN this conncction,' has been put dow
by Engl;si. critics as ..r:c::c:.,:. in its orig;
and character; they say it would be NOR
proper to write, in connection Will. .h
, subject or something CT the kind - at
LuiyorHiaN.
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