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Show LANGUAGE UP TO DATE. Man Deplores the Growing Use of Senseless Slang These Days. "I'm not opposed to the Idioms of speech, providing they nro expressive." expres-sive." said tho senior member of a stock-broking firm, of Philadelphia to tho Uncord, "but I certainly do do-ploro do-ploro tho growing use of senseless slang. I mny bo old-fashioned In my fears, but I predict that the time will como when puro English will he ns unintelligible, to the so-called 'up-to-dato' pcoplo as a foreign language. I'll glvo you nn exnmplo. Last week tho son of nn old friend of mlno camo to seo mo regarding some Investments. I hnd met him only onre. but this tho way ho greeted mo: 'Hello, povornor; I'vo boon tipped Mint you're tho main squeezo In this layout, and I want you to brush mo up on tho game. I'm shouting Mint I'd bo willing to cough n fow cases If you put mo wlso to n dend-suro thing. I'vo been bucking the ponies, nnd tho con nrtlsts cer tainly trimmed mo to n finish. No mlro for mlno. I want to stack up ngnlnst n kld-glovo layout whoro Micro's a chance to cop out somo si-moleons, si-moleons, I didn't know what ho meant, nnd, excusing myself, called out my stenographer. This is Iho way sho trnnBlnted it: 'Good, morning; I understand you nro the head of this concern, nnd I seek advice. I wish to say Mint r will glndly pay n commission com-mission of n fow dollars for advice regarding re-garding n snfe Investment. I havo boon risking my money on horse races nnd tho bookmnkors cheated mo so outrageously that you may bo certain I will never ngaln gnmblo in that way. What I seok Is a respectablo channel of speculation whoro thore is an opportunity op-portunity to mako money." |
