Show I What Conslllutos l A Team i Our learned neighbor the Sun defends Itself with more humor than sound argument ar-gument for using tho expression he I led bur to his horse and team Being I auked what a team is the Sun replies In effect that thi word Is In common use to indicate one horse and wagon I as more than one horse and that the redundant expression boss and team is allowed There Is usage for every kind of language good or bad but all usage is not good usage and this usage which calls one horse a team Is not Good Team carries the Idea l of tho cooperative atclon of animate beings A pitcher and catcher In baseball make a team The whole nine IB a teg in A I batch of poloplayerw makes a team I Two or three or four horses or more working together make a team A single sin-gle horse and driver working together might be railed a team but a mere IlfeleBs wagon even ono with rubber tires does not Justly and properly constitute con-stitute a team when connected with one horse The basic Idea of teamwork duel not exist In niich a combination The mere fact that I stableboy calls suich a combination a learn does not overcome tilt reasonable objections lu sac h a phrnno When he rails his hor p and buggy a rib he may bo Inelegant hut he fJoos not defy cslablfahod usage and phllcloplcnl propriety In the n m alf I a horue and buggy are a I team then a poloplnyer and his mallet I rlr a team but no one will admit that A rihiglo poloplayer can constitute f team without it least the cooperation nf a live nony Even then when you ppenk of the man Jim and Ih6 pony Jo nH a tons team you use loam In a special sense oNt lesp than twot poloplayers with thiMr ponies can con Mtltuto a i ttfam according to ordinary I usrgo The Sunn authorities In thli case no not authorize Tie misuse rf worCs may constltuto goad dialect hut It cannot be defrndod as sound language lan-guage Weekly |