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Language at the pace of change in a changing nation
A long essay reviews evolving English usage as scholars and publishers survey everyday phrases. It notes many colloquialisms now acceptable while preserving some standards, with experts like H. L. Mencken and Booth Tarkington weighing in on what remains proper in speech and writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Andrar Leonard
University of
John Hied
Tithe
Priga
Purlain
New York
Leonard
Doctor Canby
Vicetelly
H. T. Mencken
William Allen White
Lee Hartman
H. Beaver
Dorothy Canfield Tisher
Levine Pound
Mary Austin
Booth Tarkington
H. G. Well
B.A. Robinson
Rupert Hughes
van Wyck Brooks
Man
Inponker
Nice
Nice Hinkle