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Show For Easy Pronunciation. "A correspondent of tho London Times, convinced that we cannot go on Indefinitely talking about 'aviators' 'avia-tors' or 'aeronauts,' suggests 'airmen,' on tho analog- of 'soamon ' No doubt It will come to that, or to 'fllero,' or something as slmplo, In the end. But what about 'aeroplane?' No vehicle can keep more than a fragment of Its namo when onco It becomes familiar. fa-miliar. The monosyllable sorouely has It 'bus,' 'tram,' 'cab,' 'van,' 'taxi'; 'hansom' and 'growler' havo their two syllables, but very easy ones. It seems an absolute certainly that tho flying machine will become Blmply the 'plane.' " |