The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-12
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You must pardon me for using that
word molasses. Having lived six
months in Britain I should have said
treacle, writes Eugene Field in the
Chicago News. study to BE- correct
even In little matters Of this kind, but
/ aud It very hard to conform to English
as Il 10 spoken this side Of the saline
pool.
Quite ct random ! made up . list Of
articles to which the English assign
names differing from those we nee: T..
That which NO call . bowl l. hero
known - basin. In England you ask
for . basin Of bread and milk.
That which IL known to us % . pitcher
is hero called . jug.
A donkey here 10 called . tnoke: in
America moke is negro. Local slang
for . cab-horse 10 eats meat" because
the meat of horses is peddled around
the streets for feeding to cats. BY the
way, British cats average much larger
than our American cats, and they are
notorious chicken.k;llcrs. The brindle
cat seems to he the commonest.
What We call crackers arc here called
biscuit, and suspect that this is strict
~ correct.
What We call shoes arc here known
a. boots, and what wc call boots are
here known as bluchers. There is one
shoe called the hilo. because It runs
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and is cut low in front.
Our druggist is hero chemist, many
Of tho older practitioners retaining the
old spclling-s'chymist."
What We call alc is here known as
bitter beer.
What IL hero known as . hash we
should call stew, and what we call
hash Is here known ns mince.
In England our ovcrcoat becomes .
great coat. our undershirt becomes .
vest. and our drawers become panta-
looms. 1t is said that when George w.
Childs, Of Philadelphia, was in London
number of years ago he walked into
haberdashery, and, seeking to appear to
DO native, asked to be shown the
styles in silk wa:stcoats. sJccmes,"
cried the proprietor to his assistant,
'.step this way and show this Hameri-
can gentleman our fiowery weskits!''
What We call sick the Eng.ishman
calls i'll; sickness here implies nausea
and vomiting. Tho British usage is
wrong; but tho late Richard Grant
White settled the point pretty dcfinite-
~. How camc the British to fall into
this pcrvcrs:on? 1t was, think. be-
cause the British can go nowhere except
by water; that travel by water induces
unpleasant symptoms of nausea and
retching, which condition, called sick
ness, gradually calnc to bc regarded as
tho correct definition Of tho word sick
ness. Ican't imagine how the British
justify their use of the words homesick,
+, heartsick and lovesick.
Aore they call street-car tram;
correct. Here. too. On elevator is lift,
and that is righ:.
What VIC call . telegram is hero called
. telegraph; it will probably never be
determined which of these usages is the
better. Our postal-card is here post
card; cuffs become wrists.
That material known to us as canton
| flannel is hero called swan's-down, and
our muslin is known hereabout IS
calico.
Our locomotive becomes engine, and
our conductor is here guard.
What we call stewing (culinary term)
tho British call simmering; our lunch
\ ia hero luncheon, and our baggage be-
comes luggage.
Oar wheat is called corn, and our corn
is called maize, OF sometimes Indian
corn. Pigs fcet are called trotters. By
tho way, theatrical namc for bad
actor is rotter.
A .'chill' is hero called q ''rigor." and
tho eruption commonly known among
US rs '.hives" is here known as .'ncttle-
RASH" Candy is variously known rs
"swcets," "sweetmeats'' and "lolly."
Writing to John Smith, your social
equal, you are expected to address him
as John Smith, Esq; II he be your
tailor, grocer. ctc., you address him as
Mr.. John Smith.
The word s'apt" is exceedingly popu-
lar here. It is "apt to rain" J" ''apt to be
muddy" man is ''apt to 60 down
town." bank is "apt to suspend" etc.
Even tho best prints use this word - q
oyuOSayW sVS AA0Ay ouO AAA0s
Another tefborism everywhere preva-
lent in the United Kingdom is the use
Of the adverb .'directly" for tho con.
junction '.as soon as"-c. e., directly ho
went out l shut the door," Charles
Dickens, who was quite slovenly at
times, seems to havo been addicted to
this indcfcnsible vice.
What docs this lSritish word ''lcft.
tenant" mean? I should like to know.
..Quite" is another hackneyed word
here; 1t is edged in upon every occasion.
The first criticism would pass upon
the press of London would bc for the
: tndircctncss Of its speech. When Z
newspaper writcr wishes 70 convey the
idea that yesterday was pleasant day
no says: yesterday was not an un
pleasant day." A good play u ''no'
half bad" humorous speech IL ''no,
unrelicvcd BY wit" riotous!y up
plaudcd address Is ''not wholly unac
; cented by demonstrations Of approval
and 60 on, I'd infln. ct ID naus. Now sl
this sort Of thing may be subt:c and 4
may be conservative. but 1t is not In tba
spirit Of the Anglo-Ssxon, and it vcxe'
mo TO and 60 ltttlc Of tho Anglo-Ssxol
In tho literature, tho speech and thu
practices Of the very people where ! has
+ Thought 70 ind % much.
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