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Show Name a Stumbling Block. "Slnco coming tp America," said the young Englishman In his moBt transatlantic transat-lantic accent, "I have purposely taken to pronouncing ono word wrong. I don't say 'Grieg' any more. I say 'Grog.' lleforo making tho change 1 Bald to several persons I happened to be talking with, 'I say, do you know Grieg?" and always they answered: No, they didn't know Greek, and for goodness sake don't ask If they know Latin because they've forgotten all of that they over did .know.' Thoy thought, you see, that I was asking If they know Greek. So Anally I took to saying Greg, which Is 'enough to make tho poor old Norwegian shout out a correction from his grave; but It prevents pre-vents further misunderstanding." |