, 1876-07-10
ENGLISH IN ENGLAND.
Letter from f'ros. 6l1t1o1s.

seem tint in proportion to The t,1crcase in tho
extent Of Its use IL tile dccrcaso In IT. purity anu
uniformity. One constantly hsars III prophecy
riobc; ,iut when lie attempts 10 asccftafn pre-
tisciy wilnt Is this unIyeraa& tongue, he pursue:
,clusjvo phantom. II be goes 70 it, home, he
nnls no standard: y ho goes elsewhere see fhere
is no ruling authority. I. u nathsr 1t Cambridge
and niVtT Ut Oxford. The vulgar pursue Tho
snaifcfnal, the college don cseher1 all bus T. INC
medicinal. 1'iIe Bikioprto ot the London 1im11
thuM,Ierers a.suliIc tho tashloa Of d.oetx. a:
j. Ellis, tho p!itooEist, cnutnerntcs el1 distinct
dialects in fashionable and cultivated atcles IA
London, and each IL respectable. Euglhh, be
Al to tho language In Amtrlea, Il is legion.
Tho extension IL our co1ninon-sehool system
ut1erB no effective barrier 70 the natural t1ti-
.Icncy towards multiplicity OF dialects. We
c"cS contributing Il. Ivcf of peculiar pronuneta-
lion aud spelling to tho great sea Of Confusion.
Riyharl Grant Wits, wlio Is a. good gra'nh!cr
o. we have on this sfde declares there Is no BIZ
si seantiur w1.'ny ists q aaong mo ' fsv Nav Engsn
Urahniips IA poople,n he says, i've utter
Uur language vilely; ~ people we have = bad
tone Of voicet and very unpleasant Injections,
liz place Of o,ir birth and breeding. 1t IS only
III q comparatively small, although attaal'y
numerous circle Of peoep!s of high social culture
IN Men, England and Ner YORK., end M ! i1 ~, the
~ a,r .;.e.4 cset thst he tr,a stanard OK
!, Enri:, sit3 snecc IL in'n, in Iii country And
s'1 evn ,h.re We loo often find pro,er pronuncis-
a',a avI " draw,np3' ~ nnitel to n d;,posItiop 10
sinusniv atu Irn!,tne ~ slurrnn al svIahlrs.n
Il ses,ns tp M us a mistake 10 calI our speech
E,,rlis In thi. country. KS hayo ~ little nf lho
rufo a1s!rle we haYe enly @ triae mars ,3u, ths1,
n,xs,ar1 " N.rc~;s Am st nn,r and e,ll nrf
s3toIs"t r. rrfhsr, djalecta. Amer}cari1
0' ~ r. thc r1a},tv nf En1Ilsh In England NO
naifn.,nr sdnns sn rf:,,tnnst frnt;, London.
. 1.; ~ tte fnmifx t} .t Ees rrutrihutr1
1 "n I,,,nn ~ main Tin EnV,{sh stsro ilfustrous
" ~ ''.~ ,ns .orrn,y ~ bccnms annac7sd Viii the
onsGtS as,S e. Ia,; Th.sr 70 ~ IL NJ Isnon,ya
~. a ~ nrirarssi =. ths Enriish. fmtsIIs ia
moscnt nor ~ em,ntr1 Il Il tle la11craac Of har oil.
prs,,. l., t's ya.t cnnt".rt n Tnrth Amr,iea.
AUSTRALIA, the Capo Of Good Hope, and ths
ssS1r, ti'a i.nrmnvs ~ India s13nnr Ana rdutat-
81 .33,,,'ntIss H,t In vhnt psrt At ths world
Hrr",.h !, a. anotcn In thn nnTcrt farm h stiji
| ,nn'i mntn. HIN irisl, Vii lnli ven tlat the
,rS'i 4 Mntionlna In Duhlf,. Tho ENGLISH
ssse tss em 10 nm
Em Enrlish I. hsaTd' at 1esst from American !irs
Sir Andy Mm:sns.4lsm (sil Mneklin's "Lore u ID
IN 1ur4tr nnIi ntxurary. and SLr CollYcr O'Rrat-
% iot parry y,,trIs al tat Ill lint il gno IN int
rrssneet IN ScotlanI originated With h!s g1uat
TSsr uo n. sv,s s'o 10 the p1etatory part Of
one If tbs iiyist,Is pf DT. Wo!ccsterls Blction-
"rvit IL .tntn,l Tint for tho pai1u Of supeyority
cleranra II Of EXPRESSION % nnd correct orthoepy
sasa ui1 to s2ese Bsn5on 81 Europe w Whefs
-, much that Is ulustrious In tho world Of
lei let.srs % an MT Is found cu,contr4tcd for iargu
nortlon Of each year, Britsl, ,llalvr.a are fused
IN N lie i ordinary i,tcrcouso oi polished men and
,,rr nw1s", ,an, r.| cnrnemsiyrncss. Be th,s rs Il
iM,.r thrro /. NJ, nuestion HAL II TIC bcst En-.
rIist, il .nnken in Eual1nl 60 also ID tle worst
s1he n,uit{p;catiuu Vi negatives u1,tn they form
m INV .aIr,natiyrMthe Initiating of obircts b.
nttachinr au edycrb 10 = proposition, Of "tlsai
tt"r.. ;" mi " ths here" and tie ahbreyiatiout
~ ...ntanSes ly inversion and distortion, ron
:yerting It's It noti" Into '.lsn't ~" 40 tht
,a ;nhahitnnts of f,Teat Bdtain, But It Is Il
,n,s,sinr ne mnny If tbs lsttcrs Of tho siphsbci
thnt ahs ,anorsncc and yuieas1ty Of the I,,asae.
a1n a,.s'' mnst spparent And iSremost among tit
5s;t s H. y isist ans,'
ss hAtu, t'1,u ~ r,'tIlan, uu anurnach cottago en-
i,.a is,a"u,al III Il, u ioiiara: ' "ef' 0''
s,H. y anrs I1Ir. .tthera,s an ,oxss.n
usI,n suu h,1w'n rcIoina The 1rst speaker. ai.'i
An ,aa;uGoa.''
tIf,o I,nI,,t was Int bv tha major part uf The
,,uiisn,ir fsr thev h,bitnnlIv in,ioraeI Iii
"tt"ra,.rc 4o' '''''
MI vcrr lonc ny, an Fnnltshtnan. 4 carycl
u,S 49, s,',y nv 1 ,r1nIs IN New YoYki. anI i mai
II IT. oidiasy Intelligence, remarked . mo that 4
III, nus hmsrisans. sII ~ ~ '" - :
Woul.l YOU bel!oye IL, slr," be said, in q bal
w,,,rn.r u thnv say soas.1
"nsSkE,,{ - r;.nits,} !" and what venld vou hsy
,,n,n "vn' sayt,, 'efF4' "' "A' >'>@'
'AS'1 y NY -, o,,-son
=, ,Is2aS, s a,,,acsn ~ hv varv rnonv nc,sons N,
s;a,, II - n.xnIisrt = f;orkairnr,
lh9 ,si.t ~, roaf,,s ~ 1iow,,c1fsi mil.
w W,,.t .o s,T smsss~ Hovan ,n,l nnr.at- And
10 na.s @ 1n 'nar" !, r. ~, Mi thrTr ronnt}.s
a,.tns,nn na1a esu md iecrned nislun Of Durhsi
ennstan spvhv paHs y" " rs;ne,u"nt " ana ,:,,itnta @
,st..,tIao Ieu,sn 4"J Jt. pvsn. m sEevams H.
gnei,s 3axaMsi, 1kor, n n M ! vove; Il, Tia EnelIs
"a that fos nnt rpsaon 10 eomnlain ~ Ii
'anFgst at IT, ~ trsc n,,rnsss v X" s,,1ni,,
II .hs,,o,' i 'o,,.. ~ ,Cnftsstd tjnf"
as1as ~ .ts ~ c,,mnSn.sti,n- ~ ia letter II ofte
pntY"5 pt,'51 tron, IL mrs'ncr ,1incs To ass,at
,nis'r",,,,nr,atiu, tSisu,ua ~ II ukonor,i become
ME,,m,,nr' !, !" heart In translated into Hart !;