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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1920
Page
5
A school focuses on Better Speech Week emphasizing mastery of the national language as essential for mental growth and achieving life goals. J F Hosie quotation underscores language proficiency as central to education and success.
Singlish scholars rail against slang and urge better words in schools. The author argues pronunciation is America’s greatest fault and proposes syllable by syllable speech with sharp explosive delivery.
The speaker argues our practice of reading aloud at home will prepare us for social and professional rounds. He concedes English usage in the United States is deficient and that pronunciation is worse, urging practice to improve articulation and thus better overall language. He contends syllabic pronunciation from spelling leads to clearer speech and stronger usage.
An archival quotation attributes to Channing praise for books as voices of the distant and the dead. It states that great men speak through books, sharing precious thoughts and pouring souls into readers.
A study of conversation as a social and educational tool. The article cites Walter Besant on a cordial conversationalist who listens and helps others express themselves, and Abraham Lincoln as a master of engaging, thoughtful talk. It emphasizes practice, clarity, conciseness, and ongoing effort over born talent, with examples of business leaders and an engineer correcting speech to improve communication.
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