, 1874-02-01

means to quarrel, or quarrel itsen. :.
man man ,1s who saa shot on on, leaving ball bal
was his assailant, ''as he had had no fus
with any one = adding that tho remainder 0
! his purity were just in front, or. as he describes
| them ard as they would commonly be described
1.-The balance OF tho boys" The word ais
means '' to be noisy II won't fuss around,
around "ia dragged IN continually. Wastill:
| time is fooling arouud;' waiting ia slayini
| misunderstanding around"
| ''Fuss" AND "sruss"
] appear to be nearly identical Muas is Wort
| which, al the gentleman in'' Martin Chuzzlewit
! averred Of start, ''.we do not uso in the OF
| country. presume it Is q fanciful change ol
tho word mess." s.Won't there be q m11ss =
aludes to confusion and qua1teling; and go, te
the best OF my understanding, Mrs. Beechcl
be used couoquially. Even standard school
books recognize mud teach the using 't through
for - finished - or "completed." swat till ]
am through with my play"
People who call 3 cock-fght !" chicken con-
test and describe the birds as " roosters'-a
ridiculous word, which is universally employed
in the United States, as il hens did not roost -
who talk OF q ''gentleman cow." call trousers
pants. and the like, may be worry nice in their
language, but
SCARCELY IN THR1n fpEAa.
I do not dispute the fact, that sometimes q
really useful word may be coined. or TINT, on
rare occasions. We may ind change
beneficial for il man were to shut
his eycs, and keep on firing, he could
not help hut to hit the target once in
4 way; but it may safely be said that these in
stances ara like G1atiano's reasons, which, :. arc
as two grains OF wheat hid in two bushels Of
chafr; you shall seek all day ere you find them,
and when you have them, they are not worth
the search" II you wish to say q man is
brave, you will be better understood il you
"PLESTT OF BASD."
II you speak Of receiving anything. you must
call it ''ifting." The Postmaster at Washing
ton. in printed form, advised me that the per
son to whom they were directed would not 'Gft"
my newspapers; and pass over the Denver t.
Rio G1ande Railway being lost, notice Of tho
same was issued to Ill conductors, with
instructions that, it 1t were offered by
any one, they wore to lift it." Neither
should you say: !" It is q stormy day."
or, "There ia q storm in the noun
tains;' in such cases you must say, " It is
stor1ning," nyou wian to conform to accepted
usagee.
Tic editor OF the "Big1ow papers"-if am
not nistalien-speaks of tile invatiable accuracy
with which
is used the States, and tho reluctance the peo
pile there have even to joke upon mistakes with
that often misplaced letter. It may be 80 and,
at any rate, have often beou taken to task as
an individual, and as . representative English
man. for my shortcomings and excesses in that
wny. As Pennsylvania ouce said to ma i:
- Some Of you British people don't use no hs.
How ii that? Nov, you say 'og aud VIC al
w1ya say org How do you account for the
Why, could not account for it +;
had intended to say hog aud SO, sup
hotel for sale, which little trying, even to
i Londouer- And, III speaking Of my Penusyl-
ranian friend, / am reminded Of what IL cor-
.ainly
THE rAyonlrE ERROR
IN the western s- OF tiie water-that ia, If any
hing is in error there. This error, am inclined |
% think, partly due, at any rats, to the Span
sh leaven spoken OF in that tongue, two mega |
ives do not make au Affirmative they strength
n each other: " Not got nothing" is quite cor.
Amt got no. '' Didn't see no." and kindred |
,l1rases arc the rule. To-wit, ''show" means !
hanco or opportunity ''Ile didn't give me no |
how :" II amt got no show to do it;" any one
gho did not go speak would depart from the !
At in the uso OF h in the States than in England
can hardly say certainly never heard the
atiye-borns there talk of thcir hllncles and
aunts as have often heard English do but,
hen, when the New York papers, as have juot
aid regularly advertise 80 hotel to let" one
ees that re cannot both bs working by tho same
ules.
The introduction OF J.
MULTITUDE OF GERMAN WORDS,
r words which are in imitation Of German, is
ardlJ to be discussed here It will be sufficient
} say that one u often puzzled by their appear
nee in reading OF conversation Here ia one:
A house With > stoop;" WHICH means, think:
house tho front door Of which ID approached
; steps, with Tery broad one, or landing
luce, at tho top. This last Is frequently found
J atvertlsements while threat, very common
J England, ls invariably changed, so far rs my
tper1ence goes TO giving "a punch On the
loos; md thus shows that tie influence has
'akod = long way DOWN.
Nearly AZ my examples eonnrm "nat pave
ready sald as to the use OF words IN the States
meaning
REsEafnL1Sa, BCT NOT IDENTICAL
lth those III which they are employed at home. !
never heard any speak OF pulling down I
'use; the operation u always called "taring
'Wn." Tearing down is, Of course, meant. but t
always pronounced and, as often as have I
Gu it, written as aboVe- stones are "roeks; Z.
I'd oven pebbles are so called: Ihey began I
cklng him; got some rocks, anu thre" at t
en- 90 not read quite SO well, It seems to t
g. as the Engllsh mode OF expression, The c
'ople IN the United Seotes neFer speak OF their
ca1est annual hoIlday-gfeatest atter 1nde-
ndence DaY-as New y iears e; DAY, out Always
- New 1ear &. " we IL nave q Qauce at NOV ]
hr, M Ney up Veaps =. thcso tbinrs rst ia