SIMPLE ENGLISH.
London newspapers report that the eampaign against what is called business English and bad English generally, inaugurated several months ago by A. P. Herbert, member of Parliament and a member of the staff of "Punoh," is meeting with suooess. Leading commercial training schools are sweepiug away trite phrases and teaching the business men of the future to write simple English. Sir John Squire, & well-known author, declared reoently: "Business English is abominable. It pretends to be efficient and is merelj long-winded. Why write, ' We are in receipt of your esteemed favour and beg to acknowledge same,' instead of ' Thank you for your letter'7" It is a steadying thought that the people of Great Britain. confronted as they are with dangerous European problems and the imminence of war, can still find time to devote attention to tkt improvement of their everyday speech. Calgary Herald (Car.rd;i ■.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 28, 17 February 1937, Page 4
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