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Between 4bstract /liid Zninrthv
By Sigsbee Miller *
^tllose agreed I.y statisticians
left out creatures wlio were
ProtesJedT H*" alpl.ahet
irS Holy Writ, Pil-
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'vitli diaeat-*^ construed as synonymous
tliiiKts.l Wfl'”‘'i^‘* strange
virtire-will-/ ' ^ tl'vce ojtera of tlu'
posed of .®p*’oo] safely dis-
'^orld Uter i' merrily carry
tlirou-di Sl.ll"*’ Canterbury Tales
enic ; ^on,
accordin.r to” regimentation
seems a nitv Somehow, it
seems to^he^' T /'f '*”‘‘'onary never
'-Idler
c- inJil 1.. n'"'"")' i> «r I'..'
^^‘•e; in* Y *'! ’ °f ^orld litera-
'^«*'ld hardit ’ ^"Pfrlative here
'^o tell y seem out of order.” This
satisfaction tint ^ exiiuisite
that one ; r"f
“ to ourselves repeat
•»»es, and soo. ^ *^®teii some-
Point to have tl*^ ®*tremi8ts make it a
''^elister a tl/ ^*‘® family
f'onth fol- reT°”^* (lusting twice a
^'^^^flly he seen' tV*"
something of in t't“*- * (lictionary is
I'ousehold " ***tition in the Ameri-
offorts of the’Me"’*^^* c^®
l*uck. Messrs. Sears and Hoe-
pends Tn thet'scfulness de-
r«'»an who wm/r^"r*' «f t'"‘
!'*'‘ge folio,,,;.... ’'*‘^'■0(1 aloud at the
follovvi,rof^''lY’ *'* *'■
Vv» .several oee ««‘eu.pte,
ll(‘
?v“ «e^eral oeeattempte,
'^ehster, hut f V'" “ Porusal of Mr.
, com-
j 1 . *9 nil
P allied, heen able to'“’"'’ , ""f
•e story.” Obviously tS •
y, this IS the wrong
apiiroaeh, although exponents of sur
realism in literature may find a fasci
nating plot hidden between abstract
and zmurthy and sundry diacritical
marks. But if one approaches the dic
tionary in a .spirit of seeking infor-
mation . . For instance, if one were
doubtful as to the exact meaning of
the word “dictionary,” he could con
sult Ins ilictionary. Under the heading
d he wouhl find the word defined as
lexicon. There would still he room
ior doubt, however, and he would turn
o the Us where he would obtain clari-
lication in the definition of “lexicon”
as ... “dictionary.” Perhaps he mi"t
have more success if he adhered more
exclusively to getting the meaning of
.1 woril without attempting to break it
down into words of such an infantile
lalihre that they would hear certain
witness to ignorance bordering upon
illiteracy in the speaker. It is comnion-
y known that the dictionary’s purpose
S to tcdch plain diction, or speech that
the ordinar, y educated layman can
seek the meaning of—well, “Osmund”
will serve the purpose. It is a nice, un-
lamiliar word which should he an in
valuable addition to anyone’s vo
cabulary. Ah, here, in true Websterian
simplicity, IS its definition as “. .
genus of ferns having pinnate or hi-
pinnage circinate fronds and hearin-r
sporangia . . .” e
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At all events the fact that a diction-
- y IS an invaluahle aid in pronounci-
ation cannot he disputed. At the bottom
iilr^ce ^«“»non words
Ike ice unite,” and “orb” which
md “G Y?»»aPPe,” “myrinecology,”
and therodynamic” than a casiml
glance would reveal. For these little
words are really cleverly disguised keys
to the pronunciation of the sticklers
Ihey are marked with certain symbols’
carry certain coinnion sounds. The
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