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Show MARCONI VERSUS SLANG. Phrases Tbit Havo S'irung Into Use Through Use of Telegraphy. '"To wire' In the senso of 'to telegraph, tele-graph, Is n phrase rapidly passing Into illHiirc," said nn electrician. "Wh-" ten men used to sty they'd wire, all but ono hnvo dropped the now word In the last ten years nnd yono to the old word 'telegraph' again. "What I? the ennse of t' -,t rlintige In our speech? Whnt is tho causo or the decay or n verb so ter", dire-' nnd charming ns 'to wlr .'-nreuni, young (luglle'mo Mm roe . ' tho cniu.0 "Since 1S115 more and moro tele-grams tele-grams have been ent without wires. More and more ilrmiv has tne world become convinced Hint In iho future wires will bo practically useless In telogmphv. Just as sails nro already almost al-most useless In navigation "Because the wire Is no longer tho essentlnl factor of telegnphy, tho verb 'to wlro' has begun to disappear." |