The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-04-22
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BY Beau Esprita
"Slinging Slang"

"Slinging Slang"
About everybody who it takes slam and then
at the English language 1t is good to find, in whe
who speaks writes of sanely and with OPTIMISM
does Prof Brander Mathews article in The At
lanc Monthly. The only thing that is the matter with the
English language is of the people who it. English
living language, and like all living things constantly grow
ing changing. 1t is utilaran language not scholastic
form governed by rules and who would use
correctly has but know what he and then it
directly without attempt at flourish decoration and ne can
far One need not be afraid of using socaled
slang Slang only English which has yet AS
people progress their habits and institutions
change If their language does not change with the times be-
dead useless To avoid this coin words, new
phrases expressions to fit conditions This is slang
If the word phrase apt if it fits it's and
the pedants and uriss must give grudng recognition as
cooquialism From that recognized grammatical standing
but STEP The slang of yesterday the English of
today Shakespeare, his time ouanged the two Georges
AIDE and Cohan and when the latter speaks of bnzne buggy
he using good English those who speak
tomobie The latter older and general
in the United States other Engshspeakng peoples
is much slang would be Cohan's phrase And either
would be readily understood by anyone acquainted with the
English language.
The murderer of the Kings English is still at large The
who says amt when he amt has been indicted it is
true but the prosecuting attorney still has few John Doe
indictments his Sleeve and there indications that the
chief of police contempts throwing Gordon of around
Boston and other shady districts tequened by the gnk who
calls spade agricultural implement.
Caricature.
shabby hut beside the road,
A barren yard, broken gate,
And happiness, broken shard,
Lies there, the mender await.
gided caouse alght
supplying stencil of wine,
And promise buried in the night,
Its tomb without line
on the drive,
Set well within stately park,
paunchy keeper of dive,
Success city shining mark.
The person who is always telling his candid opinion of
usually has canded opinions when that
around
When begins bluff himself it is time call the
undertaken
To be good liar have and ability amounting
genius wide range of knowledge and experience, ntu
ton, imagination foresight absolutely reliable and perfect
y disciplined memory, and unlimited supply of common
And who possessed of two of these
ing to waste time trying to be good liar.
The bashul swain had been trying for weeks propose.
and she doing all she could to help him. They
turning from personally conducted tour of the inament
house district where fiat furnishing advertised special
y and they entered the there only vacant seat
Oh am afraid you will have stand" she said in solicit
Instantly his opportunity and grasped it,
II could stand for you always" he said; and the fat
the aisle considerably dived behind his paper he
caught sight of their faces.
Urgent Business: Now NJ has departed who to lead the
cheering?
The best part of the modern magazines is the illus
tration Next the advertising section. It takes genius
to write good ads and good storer has been ued
from the front by the futter of perforated pink slips
the hands of the advertising manager There
ent from many magazine reader the prevalent practice of
continuing and articles the advertising section; but
unless the quality of the stories and articles takes upward
be long before the poor downodden finds it