New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-02

AN EXAMINATION OF IT'S PHILOSOPHY
THE EXPRESSION OF FAMILIARITY
WITH LIFE.

T, &c ono NJ ,ho oonnorr1ac.s ~ science that
coinpe'e sol"n5I' , r ou, oiold be ble -
l4,Ico nom 70 tbe entire history ~ the universe
We VII not 80 far iaE mo I'D islnaIiqn or roiei OF
be ar.led T., av. minutes ~ the life Of bank
bof'Ity maker al Na-eat. V,e could discover from
{. +t u.to'. hietor, N the rise and fan of The
Roman Empire or the precise date Of the pronu-
cation OF rno Athara@ian creed. bur may ~ all
events affrn that the most trivial n our social
hpgrs, r,t,,ra w,tn when ley may seem A. arsJ
siobt IN hayo yo~y little connection Among
habits OF this kind q remarkable one ). me uss ~
oste~ -, rl.~-.e-,izo han 10 define II is however.
easy enough 10 describe Of rs characteristics
almost aiw1ys tle phrases ~ brief period An
other Characteristic of much slang is that n orig
mates IT, some has-ari fechulcaiities- tho techr-
calities II .omo trade. game or amusem'ni. =
cases 10 consists Of language used IN manner
which has DO ctyuoloecal justification. Thus the
1,,,,~c ~, 'ts,,e- orsc,c. how becoming obso
IT,, and .r. ola fashioned 1850 ~ 'mOnstrous."
which became obsolete years rg gHamp or, ar
W. NAV indeed saw Of it what Homer said ~
sc.irtas. fated and tie most miserable" Of the
technical origin ~ much Of &c. such expressions ne
enterprise ne one drrll'4 rom 'a~ 'f,,r"r r5
suiic cAamp'es. 81 t, ,iri, H.. a5dad
however ana many ot5eT2 '., 'r I's ana A. is i,i
(,f,,,l ~, io f,..ico % rs accidents % IL easy
t,'. .,lllr,,, rs essence
e.rcr Of f1ruNiarltv precisely in the same way as
doo. a p. knamo alcu applied 20 n person. ana
thl f1miiarIty which expresses itself IN slams
lust Fix. tat which expresses itself u Do. 'knamos
Is Of various kinds and the kinds are in pom
q NICKNAME ror any one out o. three reasons
Tt-.e v,.o cali him by such n name may 10 90
re.,l,se nav have a Specially Intimate friendship
.ir -to r,.,.tat,nn ~ slch n friendship, or.
I'm a,Ie ,'v NAV io s., Because. though they have
non, ~ Ia ~ fha.~ ca-,. Without being FREQ and
1i',m IT,. .t I'll All .,tir1at. friends o. some
man q distng4 ,4 s.t.s 'l@y .H.t. 80 b.
lil'husIltn i.l , a.. ',-,'..l the inn precision
hat they arc m ~ ,tt,d he hack while
tT 80 b ~ be- &c merely on speaking terms
win anpiHfi WI. M -'Sn ',, .,.frpar" not
because pc IS intimate with him az ueeau7S . ,.o az.
~iIes TO h' .t'"s' i l'. ..1-''-af, .,rfri.nfiv
quainteuco sh, unless u oe az oM' o. S-,ot ex,sf
man, 81 IS necessary tnai me mono mn ir
on the back 80 H. lne 5tliy er55l, to 5a-rribe
aaeh they are really intimate vhethcr r. be
Yachting racing uiullre i,s s,nrioafion is
thus confined. IS not ~ inu'h S.'i- a
nn',n W. -ern,stry In ne tact that unlike
them ~ expresses some al'I'i'. tt,G - nel.if-
notes aitif pnIh' g., rot annliod - peculiar
things. hlt 10 oIdi' ~ ,ttaf - ,e,rs ~ set
o. special term for the various coins produced n.y.
thom ne nrol'~-l'ltt IA use iio,. reii. a -rii-
s--,,s~, y, ..r,onarlf" wo have specimens Of
some techrical familiarity with any PARTICULAR pnr-
free and easiness. genuine or au' wa, ~.
back 10 dig t I'm The ribs. TO assume Win refer'
10 it some privileged Iosl'loH ~ t o. -
fn.y or ''n'r rSsr with oxacgcratad oose When
coafrontue st. .-,.-- ,, 80
c,oty IS a form ~ expression tie use ~ WI ~ -