Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-06
MR.. MOONS ENG

Ns do not know Mr.. G. sshinZtou
Moon, the self-appointed guarJ an Of tho
English language, personally, but we should
imagine he must be troublesome peg50n
to converse with. If not, his wol IS H.,ie
him. We picture him speaking N tins
ordinary converse of life-somewhat a. in
the following imaginary scene
Traveller Injecting Mr.. Moon)-Can you
tell me. sir, where this road goes?
Mr.. Moon (aside)-He should have said,
eli you can, will you tell me % (Aloud.)
Sir, the road does not go anywhere-it re-
mains always here.
Traveler-Pardon me. / should have
said, "Where does this road lead %
Mr.. Moon-To lead, sir, is to go before
to guide wide Webster. Worcester and
Walker, especially Walker). The road
cannot go before you.
Traveler-I perceive, sir, you are precise.
want to know where l shall arrive if 1
follow this road
Mr.. Moon-you cannot follow that
which is at rest, for the word follow
Traveler-Exeuse me, my time is limited.
Where shall Inrrive if / travel on this
road?
Mr.. Moon-Your query is wanting in
precision. Where you arrive will depend
principally on the duration of your pro-
erosion.
Traveller (Gttr palse)-Supposing 1
should walk upon this road at rate of,
say, four miles per hour, during, let US
suppose, two hours, what are the various
places through or near which my walk will
bring me?
Mr.. Moon-This is very painful. There
are no less than seven mistakes of the
most garing kind in the sentence you
have Just spoken. Your use OF the word
"supposing" u quite inaccurate. Who
are surprising ?? Then, having already used
the word once, you should not have used
it again in the same sentence. Again,
what does "ssy" mean? Also why use
the Latin word per, when :" in an would
have served your purpose? You speak
Of various places. But the word various,
20 used, is quite unmeaning. II it we've
not redundant it would be incorrect, for
the word various implies that the OBJ
jects to which it is applied vary from
each other. Now, the places through
which you have to pass may, for aught you
know, be precisely alike. Further, you
! should not have said "my walk" but
smy walking" The word " bring" also,
! is inapprSnsiate. will go home and write
an essay on each of the questions which
I have raised Respecting your incorrect
language and u
Travolcr--In shi e meantime, will you
kindly tell me whaA Xs2t TO SRQXiu
MIR. Moon (al
"in the mean
(Aloud)-No
should tell me-,
you, how can
to know, when
in terms at once
NIT me quote for your Cd
frora the preface of my
"Revisers' English" "The nm
allows itself complacently to delig
1raveler-How about tautology
goes upon his ,cay.)
blr. Moon aside. A most ins<n
| precision y Understand, sir, that
write no one has ever yet def eted imp
fections "complacently to eight" I 81
| raising his roicel sin - yishing below the
highest standard of excellence, is thereby
dwarfng its faculties for louder we be.
CONE assimilated 20 that which we worship,
and tstoutingj [wel are ennobled or debased
by the influence of that upon which onr
min DIS dwell with satisfaction" He is be-
yopd hearing will write . series of let
ten for Public Opinion, and poiat out his
mustitudinous errors. / uN be heard he
shall Saxon, scealan) listen to me-
| I knowledqe.