Rich County Reaper | 1936-09-04 | Page 9 | "Streamline," Overworked Word, Reaches other Countries; is Ridiculed in London

streamline overworked W word ord reaches other countries Is ridiculed in london the word streamline has been much in print during the last few months As currently used it seems to have had its origin in these united states slates but now cow it has leaped across the wide seas and is finding its way into newspapers in england and her remoter remoler colonies in germany it has been adopted almost letter for letter in the adjective nien england however looks at the word askance london punch has ridiculed it as gibberish and a bewildered australian asks what the word means anyhow it Is perhaps not easy to define though it conveys to the mind a very clear cear idea the idea of som thing with flowing lines like those of a swift bird or fish so that currents of air or water divide and stream past it offering the least impediment to its progress when we wb think of streamline too it ft may suggest tile the unbroken flow of a deep rapid river in either case it seems to be a happy and le legitimate adjective fol foi describing the design of a water vessel or land vehicle built to avoid butting into inert or agitated masses masse S of air or water which cut down speed we shall probably see the word admitted to soc society in future editions of english dictionaries boston transcript