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Show CAMPAIGN FOR PROPER PRONUNCIATION OF ENGLISH A campaign for correct FmcUsh rn.i started in the schools of Ogden todav The campaign will lartT nr. I 3 o'clock, Friday, November 7. 1910 The campaign hy; tor its purpose the iraprovemenr of the Bngllffh lan guage. The pupil?. .f the BChCOlS Vlll try to rid their speech of all misused v, ord The schools will have j ie o opera i tion of the busin gs houses of 'he city, State, and nation lu 'he campaign. The man of the business house of 'he citv, the senatots ana lepresenta tnes of the slate legislature and the .-entitor.-- and reprise 1 1 ;i 1 1 rs i f ih- tia Itional legislature will all try to mend theii speech so lha they wi'l not be wisusing the English lanauape. It is most Impurarive hat Ihe tu-dents tu-dents of the schools -.bould us cotr-jci I English. They are young and susvep-'ible susvep-'ible to anj influence ou th-"ir lives If thev u?e correct 'Jrglish wlin they are voung they wiil use correct BJilg-l BJilg-l sh hen they grov old?r. The national comaiitt.ee of Kncrlih '.eacherB has asked ihat the fir.-t week, in November be sel aside by all schools, churchee, clubs, and all h nciish speaking people, a? speech improvement week. 'nh 1 his in view the p-ip;l? of the Ogden high school nsk ycvy one to parricipate in making thfs campaign . sutc'ss We ask litis in Hincrit;. a-we a-we all know that our English has heen mercilessly misused : nd ill-treated and in a number of cases actually murdered. First aid must "j given at onfe. ".Voids must be roaoun'.ed COrr3Ctl) ..nd vords must be enunciated dis tinCtly. It is the duty qf eevy on this w--ek to use correct English. Every one . hould set an example f. r hie neighbor neigh-bor by dropping a! slang Dro; it into a fathomless p't from which it hall never rise igain Words that heretofore have, o.en nl half uttered musi be given then-full then-full value and introt'ucod correctly to then former patrons. Stop Murdsrlng the King's English. Pay Just jnrtead of jist Can instead of kin. Get instead of gil Isn t instead of haiul Don't you instead oi donch' o. Can't you instead of canchoo This instead of thi. her That instead of t'wtt thc-e. John instead of John. 1 haven't a book, ire ead of I haVent' no book I think I shall jo instead of I guess f will go. I saw Instead of I seen Learn to Pronounce Correctly. What is th,- co. roci pronunciation of '.he following Athlete. cemetery lique uny. creek, deaf, vaudeville, almond, theater, thea-ter, column, figure, history, a parafU6, February, program, aeroplane, prominent newspaper recentlj re produced the following conversation.! Hav e you ever heard an Ogdenito I speak the same words i "Aincha hungry?" "Yeh." "So my. Less -o neht." "Where?',' "Sleeve go one places nuther." "So dy I kaneet iLo stennyware ' "Canchoo'' " "Yeh. Ootcher money ' ' Yeh Gotchoors?" "Yeh Howbout place cross stre I f" "Nuthln tett there. Lt ss gurround corner." "Thattledoe zwell zenny ware Mights thoughta that 'ttirst Gotch'ei rat?' "Ima gettinit. Gcicher money?' "S t'h Didn' cheer me s v I baddlt?" "Allreadj '' "Yeh." "Kmon." A Remedy for incorrect Grammar. In order to remedv these thousands of grammatical errors, the schools I hai B nrjopted the foPowing pledge for better English week. Why should r.ot each citizen of Ogden interested in speech improvement adopt the sitne motro I loe th United Stat'"' cf Atei ica. T love my counrys flaer. 1 love, my country's language 1. I will not dishonor my country's : peech by leaving Oil .he I 'st syllables of words 2. I will say a good American, "Vis; nd "No" in place if an Indian grunt 1 "I'm hum'' and ' Nup um" or a foreicn "Va" ot "Yeh" and :-.op " 3. I will do my bos', to improve American speech o avoiding loud rough tones, by enunciating distinctly. nd by speaking pleasantly and sin-1 cerely. A I ivill learn lo articulate Mrrectlj ! ?,s many words as possible dunug the year. net |
