SOME WORDS ARE MORE EXPRESSIVE
PERTH, June 24. Tliat lie profcrred slang to jar^on was adniitted by Professor Walter Murdocli, Chancellor of Perth Univcrsity, at a univcrsity dinner, when he protested against a spealter's use of the word ' ' personnel. ' ' "An ofiicial recently asked me for mv 'ceiling requirements in personnel,' instead of the niaxinium number of men aud women I warited," lie added. "In the language of today you do not go to see a person, but to contaet him. "If, as a publie speaker, I were forced to ehoose between two salutatior 3 as male and female personnel and guvs, dames, blokes and sheilas, I would select the latter. I prefer slang to jargon. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 26 June 1946, Page 3
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