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It’s Me and He Don’t in English Debate
A March 2 dispatch discusses Chicago official Edward Tobin’s stance that “it’s me” and “he don’t” should be acceptable in everyday speech. Critics, including writer Fannie Hurst and educators Adele Bildersee and William T. Brewster, weigh the balance between idiomatic usage and preserving traditional English forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margery Rex
International News Service
New York
Edward J Tobin
Otheals
Cook County
Lil
Haw Tong Baer
Fannie Hurst
Chicago
William T. Brewster
Department of
Columbia University
Barrett Wendell
Harvard
Cambridge
Sorbonne
Brewster