Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-11-10
M0RTALlTY0P1,
WORDS AND PHRASE.
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 The Italian method of
 to word to give if aa pl Rss
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 in christening that wav,sD. ",sa
 generate offspring of FHa,'ald Mald
 slang. In its present sta'a a.a
 has attained to such 2 l, l.a'e
 pleteness that it warrants sau'l
 ment. So copious and 's seliQ
 has it become that there is s0laps
 man want, feeling or emas' n u.sd
 heart that cannot be traeaiosl0a rai0sl0a
 yernaeular of the bootblsess
 ing the philosophy of & slsr.
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 originate? To the first u Nag
 might give, with certain dusst dussa
 the same answer that woulS Sla' U
 the question, Why do s nos z
 The human animal, like gsIpls ipa'.
 seems to require escape yaIvs0 .0'ea 2
 sions when there is too mpoh ' 70
 the boiler. When a man sSa is @
 with admiration, anger os ,s Oss'a
 ordinary adjeetiyes do not fas suaos Y they do not meet the enerosa sss " do not relieve his pent mn ssI,' fnnl more than a sip from le,vS.. ss's quench man $ thirst. Tbenaeup and the natural woman somas. sa'a relief under strong emotion in 'as aa', utterances. In the case of anss. x cape valve expletive is an cs.t A Y the man in question happens S 4 gentleman and sometimes tbonu. v rarely, when he is. sa
 It will thus be seen that slon. of emotional ancestry, is ,s fl,ss s' to the oath, and both are usaa l. n' who mentally resemble the m.n use of intoxicating drinks has ma1s a 5. s forget or underestimate the attrs,.. ss & of pure water. Slang, in soots whisky distillation of lanpuaos i, so strong that it may be taken oniv mi rarely with impunity, and bsrs;n N the chief danger ia its rse Vat does the slaLst.Ist 1au Oraluary gao,' tame, but he ends i'll not being aSa find any English at all.
 Another fatal characteristic If st, is the very one which at first ssopsas \ adoption-namely, its pungeney pl same law that makes quiet coiars ss' shades wear well in the world of fam ' has it's counterpart in the World < speech. We tire very speedily of a stas ling costume, in high colors, and m as speedily do we tire of slang wSis is startling, high eolored speech.
 Still another reason why slang q never gain 2 permanent foothola in | language is it's utter lack of djpDit No subject can be seriously treated slanguage. Its sole function is to tict by it's patness or it's groteSquanesa reflects fugitive iridescenee upon c, rent wit and humor, as like the bu ble catches prismastie colors, but Il the bubble, 1t vanishes even while ' behold it. Naturally there are sls phrases Of all degrees of goodness a badness, ranging from the word whi is only q slight remove from forci but perfectly deeorous adjective slang of the most daring, deep dyed der. At one end of the scale, for stance, one might place fetching { at the other end it's superlatiye run Again, the injunction play balln gentle and seemly, in comparison " the brusque command get move ol Along certain lines the slanguist ses to regel in extrayagant synonyms antonyins, especially in those exwl ing some infrmity in the upper ste The man who has "wheels" is [ popularly known as s'nutty, crack, or off his trolley" Again, if he cel from the country, he is ''corn raise has seed in his hair, " or his 'i doesn't fit him. " "Gall, " 'nery cheek, " sand. 7" brass" and ia are also nearly synonymous terms qualities whose universality has n them target for popular satire Equ prolific is the slanguist in coin terms for money. Dust, " .ti sand, " rocks, '' chink" and "sl dulieks" arc only a few of the M that translate filthy lucer. ''
 Two of the slang phrases now gallingly frequent use are, '.Th right, and That won't cut III ice. " The latter, it must be comics has certain cool figurative quail which give it a saving color of gr But most of these phrases rely chl upon their condensed expressiyeI which is the trademark of their Al ican manufacture. They are but ou the many devices of the masses to pass a erosseut and avoid circuml tions Thus snap" and "cinch time economy for a moneyed siue and an assured competence.
 One of the suresr tests of the T mortality of slang is the extremely I ful sensation produced by hearing qnated slang phrases used--aDd { are always people who are tw' three or ton years behind in thelE of such phrases. When other people saying Not on your tintype, user of n'ildewed slang feebly ulates II should smile. The piqui and patness of certain phrases mal hard to declare that slang has no le mate use. But concerning it's mi there can hardly be two opinions an people whose opinions are worth thing A careful study of the qual of men and women who habituall, teflard their remarks with slang furnish anybody with a world of vincing conclusions in favor of English. Critic.
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