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Show Mr. Lotrm J. Jrnninoh, nn English, man who Ppent several years in A mnriea and then ret 11 rued to Lnglund, tiuhinitfl IvRliniony Unit beartt out thfl ujuertion that lho KiirUhIi liingnnge is upokeu better in America than in England. In a recent lettwr ho writer: " ll is difficult to deHCrilm pronunciation by wriltan nij;n, nutl (hn style of talk wliieli in 'fimhiunahln' now cannot bo rxpluined to any one who hnri not beard it. It Rcems to coniist in n geuwial cliiiing and mincing of word-, mixed Willi a curious drawl, tho v fleet priKhiced iijion tho ntr being that of a now langii'ign, 1 1 in 11 fact I hut I often find great dill'icnlty iu understanding what I henr suit), and 11111 actually obligeif to nk to have some remark repeated. Tim wool herf i pin-iiiiuiiccil pin-iiiiuiiccil very much an I brivn henrtl n eg men pronounce, it 111 lho nniilh, 'livo bHConn'B nomrthing like Jure pleasuro in InriKil into 'plpiiHhaw, Inter inlo 'lal,r,' and ho forth, No examples, however, can give tin in-lelhgiblo in-lelhgiblo idea or idee-aw ol the alleviation and (he denim (o bo llnr which are working bmcIi eurioui tranHformatioiin in our inollier tongue onlhisriidn of the wafer, II needs Professor Lowell lo do jusiieo to the Hiibject," |
