Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-05-25 | Page 7 | Frank Colby's

Frank Colby's fays Just Take My Word for It SURPRISE WORD Not only is COMPTROLLER a surprise word as to pronunciation pronunciation pronunciation pro pro- it also is a bigmouthed bigmouthed bigmouthed big mouthed word of large pretense that is as unnecessary as it is erroneous I do not know who introduced comptroller Into the En lIsh language but it is plain that iha that he labored under the belief that it was a fine French word of elegance and grace He was wholly mistaken Comptroller is neither French nor English The French word Is the English word is controller In those business houses and departments of the government that use the nonsense word it is customary to pronounce it COMP But no authority authority au au- au- au known to me gives it sanction The big surprise as any accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac dictionary shows Is that comptroller should be pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- exactly like the correct word controller thus kun ler Its It's Hard lIard to Believe e Salt t Lake Weve We've almost come to blows over the word DEVIL I 1 contend that it isn't a naughty word Right Right Mrs W. W T. T Answer In modern usage the word has a number of meanIngs meanings meanings mean- mean Ings Satan demon an evil person a printers printer's assistant a person in a wretched condition as poor devil one who Is attractively attractively attractively at at- cunning as cute littie little little lit lit- tle tie devil The original word was the Greek meaning to throw across Its It's hard to believe believe believe be be- lieve that when the pitcher hurls the ball over the plate for a a. astrike astrike strike he is acting In a a. devilish manner but its it's true If you are interested In any form of music you'll want my pamphlet which gives the pronunciations pronunciations pronunciations pro pro- of names of famous composers operas and scores of musical terms Send a stamped cent 3 self-addressed self envelope to Frank Colby in care of The Salt Lake Telegram Ask for free MUSIC Pamphlet Released by Bell Syndicate Inc