CAN YOU SAY "PREMYSL"?

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 15 July 1915, Page 2

CAN YOU SAY "PREMYSL"?

MOST of our readers are puzzled to know how to pronounce a great many of the names that appear in the cables. Now, " Everylady's Journal " —that enterprising Australasian magazine for women— is about to do a double service. It has arranged a Picture-Puzzle Competition that will provide amusement for its readers extending over some months, and also teach them how to pronounce War names. The picture-puzzles will represent places in the War Zone.

The Puzzle-Editor has embodied these places in a list of some thousands of names published in a sixpenny booklet, each name being followed by its correct pronunciation in brackets. The booklet is really a very handy and useful guide, apart from its service as a huntingground for the Picture-puzzles. There is a general introduction by an expert linguist upon English and foreign languages, and each country is prefaced by a few remarks upon the general rules which apply to the pronunciation of its names.

It might be added that " Everylady's Journal" throws this competition open to everybody, the only condition being that they shall purchase the months, issues in which the puzzles appearAltogether there are 122 prizes, ranging from a solid cash prize of £50 for the fh-st place, to a Gift Volume for the 122 nd. It is worth while, buying the current issue in order to sample the puzzles, and learn how to secure a booklet of towns with pronunciations.

This July issue of " Everylady's Journal," by the way, is one of the most varied and brilliant number's yet issued. It sells locally for sixpence; but, if unobtainable, a 3s postal note .sent to T. Shaw Fitchett, 376 Swanston Street' Melbourne, will bring it by post each month for six months, beginning with the first puzzle-number.