New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-11
THE RELAPSE OF ENGLISH

phenomenal" in the sense Of eX-
traordinary, is now as full Of lusty lie
as when Thomas Hardy spoke OF ian
evening Of phenomenal irradiations."
The late Professor Churton Collins a
writer Of excellent English-said, The
success Of these lectures has been
phenomenal" and Mr.. Hichens talked
of IAN air of listening to his own
speech as if in some way it were phe-
nomenal to him"
Replace" used to have one definite
meaning-to put something back. This
meaning still survives, but as q rule
the word now bears the opposite mean
ing, not to put back, but 70 put some
thing in the place of the thing re-
moved. This distortion has proceeded
so far that words Of similar mean
ing are dragged into the same error,
as "reinstated," in the following: All
the ceilings had been whitewashed, the
rooms papered, the broken glass
hacked out and reinststed." Before
passing from vocabulary to construc-
ton. let us pray fervently that the
terrible colloquialism "Arnt |" be re-
PEELED in its intrusions into literature.
aAren't firing you?" comes from MIR
Charles Marriott Mr.. Wells presents
us with any dear, aren't | feminist"
"The number Of excursions that can
be made daily from Bala, returning
the same evening, TO places celebrated
for their grandeur, are almost uniim-
tied "Such milk is liable to infect
persons consuming II with tubercu-
losis." Is medical officers warning
"The Academy" informs US that the
general reader now has excellent and
Cheap translations Of varying merit at
his hand without trouble" :.
"Wounded soldiers are taken by well
known Cairene inhabitants TO see the
sights of Egypt in pyjamas.'
The management Of collective nouns
requires vigilance, or there viii be
strange confusions of singular and
plural. Politics have purposely be
come less literary" remarks Mr..
Chesterton; "is politics better" This
is no worse, however, than Henry
Kingsley's "This new sort of banis-
trs which is coming In are wretched."
Conflicts have taken place In many
quarters Of the city" says THE Daily
News" The excessive number oil
quarters in this city recalls the
strangely extensive spots in "one o:
the numerous spots which surround
London, especially in the west" ::
With the case Of "who" and whom"
we reach that besetting sin, the CON
fusion OF subject and object: NJ.
Bottomley Ito the Alderman; Mr..
Bell. you know, sir, is the gentleman
whom suggest has the books,
comes from a law report. Mr.. Crocke';
wa. guilty Of the following: u heard
that she went about telling every one
whom she thought would carry the
tale TO me-" "But," says THE. Specta-
tor" "be the camper-out whom, ne
may one glory Of the sands Will De
nresminentiy his" "The Taller" once
gave It's readers portraits OF mite
GIRLS whom an Act passed In the reign
Of George III prevents their becoming
prineesses." The following ia from
Mr. stacpoole: Ear more poetical, 100;
10 ne who can appreciate the marvel
ard the mystery Of life" These ex-
amples bring US 70 a batch OF plumbers
which are exceedingly common, such
as ais hat was on his head, which &c
dotted for a moment 10 Kate Allison
and her mother" S. x. Croekettl
"Afterward." "The Daily MALI re-
ported. "the Russians concentrated
their Are from several of the forts. and
followed up this bOmbardment with a
determined counter attack. in which
bsnd yrenades were freely used, but
were were SnsIiy repul.sd." This reminds.
one of Lewis Apjohn in his Life Of
peaconsfeld": ION the 18th Of the fol-
lowing March the Duke of Edinburgh
was shot in the back by al ayowed
Fenian in Australia, and was hung for
the ofenee."-The Atheneum.