Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-09
lily raymond G.. Carroll.

NEW YORK. April S.--"whv no.
slang it for jus, ono dav?" came
the ai!urIms suggestion for graphic
way IN which to demonstrate The an
pallins and seusolcss pollution OF
our Language through tho invention
and purring into use of new and
sr"'eSqne sounding words llcrc
goes
Tired OF hoofnr Fifth Avenue thi.
morning, wc hailed bus at Thirty
fourth Street ana grabbed n non on
IN" roof. Across the aisle was q
hl'zy Jane with a },ippy red hat on
her snort ir"sseS. A. the next stop
IA poor fish came ur tho stairs with
"A cane in his hand and n rowing eya.
ne pipcd the lHt2y lane. and spot
Ting her FOR a hcavy-ncrker nopncd
alongside where's that l;tlc niece
OF tin" was hi. opener. referring to
tho emblem al Til Suffers Turn
ing 10 face him squarc!y. She handed
him this Mooch you poor boob.
pull that boiler factory stun oven
on Eighth Ayeuuc Take tho al.
now h"for" call Tor the barney
with the dime hos d" Excuse m.
stopper" ne replied in faitcrin-
out Of the picture" Eut he didu't
move aud nj Fif'y-ninth Street they
We're apparently ready TO pct
Slang Appeals to Yonny.
The slang EXPRESSION is "a dcIlhcr-
at" substitute for tho existing yer
nacuiar ana it is not invented or
used. because it j. In any respect
better than accented expression.
hut bocaus" II IS different There
was tim" when one man carried ;he
responsibility FOR most of the cur
rent slang remember tn" "Eiliy
IiaNf"r lottcrs""- bat nevada -
there are thousands % Etlly Baxters
and il is simply impossible to keep
pace with those which seek TO have
words 30 us, 50 recent that their
gninitiated hearers Granted that
one Is q sap 10 get All worked u1
over The meaning oi tn" English
language as taught tn the public
schools and universities, hut wh"r"
e this sort of thing 20 cudr A. q
dinner dane. recently IN q leading
Sew York hotel q Harvard graduate
complained thar he might just rs
wou have bccm ~ AN afrair ir tn"
depths az tho UrM Mountains 20 far
As his Understanding was ahIc 20
= = =
10" red Tipped. rcsh-eNuoscd. short
haired Happc's With whom he FOX
'roitot
"Im no I'd. SO PIT on the Iiou-
dir. was one EXPRESSION used that
be has not Vet hccu atlo to dcclphcr.
/ aud ltS author wita whom he danced
, ."u} II as matter. 81 course tina, he
understood Anotacr dcbutau'c re-
Married y suppose you az" one o.
hose dreadful hcaScl hounds" still
another TN mothers hest excite
. m"u'.cater GHky ana no Storm-aud
. EfTlf" ono dance be- sat out and
: his partner. pointing a' couple on
~" 'onr. said Sc" that cMCk, vel
7 She Just raves over that dcwdrODpcr!'
I Il transplrcd IN" man under discus.
sion was u young chap 50 wealthy
I that ne danced all might and sicp'
all day which made him q dew
droper. while "cluck" simpi,
means any girl who dances clu;nsily
Originated ny Rogue..
Many Of the varieties OF slang tina
have currency in the reputable cIassc!
o: society. originated among "rogu.S
thieves and vaga bonds" The rae,
track, the prize ring, thcatcrdom, Iol
iywo0d gambling houses. and tina
Which We cali Bohemia" are anon
INC olhc' sources OF tho argo of IN.
gay Ia the latest vintage 10 I'M,
tho smart speech reflection of ,r
danccrics, falkland and hoo,cn mar
mtt Young women arg using slang
which, " they knew how and wher,