Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-06
Can You -
AFFORD Slang?
Il All Depend. on Your Position.

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IF you are president Of the concern
for which you work or a leader W
your set In society, you may with
impunity punctuAte your converse
ton with as much slang as you
choose. But then persons who have
reached the top rungs OF business or
society can afford to do a good many
things that would mean ruin to
those who are still climbing. Tho
woman whose place In any social set
In known---the member OF an old
established family, for instance
may dress with a lOudness that
would brand newcomer ar "impos-
sible.' In a business Office the preei-
dent of the concern may dress with
carelessness that would mean loss
of position for a newly employed
office boy. And so II is with slang.
Many weli-bred persons use It In
moderation and in excess. But for
the young man or woman whose
success In life IS s.iil TO be made. TO
use slang may be- real handicsp.
How II Works.
A young woman arrives IN a small
community and some neighborly
neighbor calls on her and the new
conner greets her with tho remark
that although she thought the
burg she had come TO was per-
fectiy ripping" she was so 'darn'd'
lonesome that she thought she would
"croaiS." Not dame" had been 20
see her and Il would have been
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IL tho good neighbor hadn't been
white" enough 20 "give her the glad
hand" And the kindly neighbor.
though she likes the newcomers APP
pearanco, IS Immediately prejudiced
against her. To be sure, tho daugh-
ter of one of the "oldest inhabitants"
of the town uses just az much slang
but, then, people make allowances
for her. For a newcomer 20 DO It
seems like something Of an effront-
cry, and when tho neighborly neigh
Dor who has called is asked how she
= likes tho newcomer she does not
pass along those words ~ entfus-
n iasrn that win make the lonely
newcomer sought after by the other
= Danes" in the burg"
IT 50 the young woman IN the Office
who addresses tho office boys with
"Say kid" begins her remarks q
70 the other stenographers with Ulster
. here, Dearie." ard refers 10 her en-.
e ployer as zone Of tho sIickest bosse,
n she ever had" although she may b'
Us winning for herself the reputation a
- being jolly sort Of girl isn't put.
IN ting herself in line for the promotion
le TO the position OF that 'boss's@ pri
~ vate secretary.
or Be Careful.
Id No, the girl who II IN line for tis
promotion is the girl who. thougl
she may not have so much speed
as her slangy associate and may no
te be nearly as good looking and ma
10 not, as a matter Of fact. have hat
as good bringing up. has sens
40 enough IN tho back OF her littl
9n brain 20 know that the use OF SLAM
10 brands a girl Az lacking breeding.
ne 1t doesn't seem exactly fair, doe
e- II?
But then. social and bushes
~ standards very often are not fai
.oe II IL like shoes that are run dow
iio at the heels. It isn't quito fair ,
e" brand newcomer AZ siovenly 5u,
because her heels are run over an
en- It isn't fair to brand her az CON
3" monplace Just because she is az
dicted TO the use Of slang. but III
~ girl who wants TO succeed in bus
ness or society, knowing these prejl
'en dices, viii take her shoes 10 II
cobblers and viii save slang 10 u.
~, ~ after Office hours OF in the bosom
.''' her family.