The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-03-31
SENSIBLE TALK ABOUT SLANG.

young la ly readers to the following wise
words by writer in The Amcrican about
the too prevalent use of slang:
1T is within the limits of moderation to
say that ninety girls out of every hundred
would describe every variety ofsocial pleas,
ure or amusement by declaring that they
had a god time or lovely time or
beautiful time 'Awlully nice aud 'aw-
fully jolly ere sufficiently indefinite to
qualify almost any noun in the dictionary,
aud are conveniently vague ways of con-
veying ones Impressions without requiring
that the Impressions shall be too closely de-
fined or analysed and they dispense with
the troublesome necessity Of fitting the
, worl c.2{l,c thought, which becomes un-
avoiJabicaf one is obliged to fiud ones SELF
in expressions. Slang phrases constantly
present themselves as the easiest aud most
obvious thing to say about people, or places,
or books, or sensations, when it would in>
volve some meutal effort to describe them
more accurately. Aud then such iudefuto
judgments do not compromise ones powers
of Discrimination, aud cannot be cast up as
an intellectual reproach by poopl, of more
peuetrating faculties and iuc,uvcuieut
III memories.
"ThcS field Of slang offers no rest ictons
and is asopen to women as to the privileged
sex; and expressions the most vu gar and dis.
gushing may be heard coming from lips so
pretty us almost for the m,m,nt to mako
one toierateAnything they may choose to ut
ter. Tbs 4sloyenly, colvcntionally uucon
Spfcssnr-uur,s iiie,, has
more positive i'll rcsurrs ....--
sing freshness aud nai0ete of style 1t ex~
terminates all dignity anl refinement of
thought aud speech, and IN ,kes a wom,n not
only commonplace, but common. 1t make 8
girls mind seem place open to all comcrs
II court without Il sanctuary. The acccs.
sibility and ail-icllow-wcll-mc air go
far to destroy the distinct, definite charm Of
Il woman 5 conversation. Ii is not necessary
that people wno speak good English should
be elaborate, Or stiff, or pedantic. The very
best and most VIZ 'rouS English Is IN tde up
OF snort, simple WORDS and idlonauc, n'tu-
raj expressions, and as far removed from
Journalism or affcctation as slang itself. The
charm OF clever, fascinating woman con-
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