Show TAKE MY WORD FOR IT By Frank Colby Madera Vh What t about the word decadent A friend insists that I accent the first syllable Must MustI I I Mrs E E. E F. F S. S A. A There is no must in this beautiful land of free speech The first choice of practically all modern dictionaries and the Standard American pronunciation tion i is KAY dee The second choice uh Dek was WB given a brief vogue by the late F. F D. D R R. but it being heard less frequently as time goes on Buffalo Is it correct to end the word sacrifice with a fiss sound sound-J. sound J. J. J W W. G G. A A. No Wo We do hear ri SAK fiss but no authority sanctions it The correct pronunciation rhymes the third syllable with ice mice North Granville I have al always always al- al always ways used the the title Director o of f Music But now Im I'm being told that it should be Directress o of f Music Will Vill you please com con comment comment ment Mrs 1 Mrs F. F W. W P P. P A A. Director is no more a masculine masculine masculine mas mas- culine word that doctor editor author sculptor The feminine suffix ess was wa once in general genera 1 use but it survives today in onla only y a few words words actress actress waitress enchantress heiress princess princes s sorceress etc Brownsville Ive I've come across the expression c. forty dollars a month and found Will you u please explain the found part 1 R. R R. R C. C B B. B A A. Its It's an old expression that has become obsolescent This particular found means with food and lodgings furnished i in n addition to the wages wage I get 12 dollars a month an and d found and now and then some old clothes which Is better than keeping school at five dollars a month and find myself Major Downing by S. S Smith 1830 |