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Sir.— I was delighted to hear Professor J. Maxwell Walker, at the capping ceremony in the Town Hall yesterday urge that the English language be Liken as the basis of culture. Incidentally, the speaker gave a very hne example in his speech of the beautv of English well spoken. We in New Zealand are fortunate in some reT spects. I suppose there is less murder-
ing of those defenceless vowels, a, i, o, u (“and sometimes w and y> Mr. Jsesfield puts it) than in a other country. Still, there is carelessness of speech, and anyth* that can be done to combat it sb °u be done. There are many hate “importations” that are daily garni currency. We should jealously § u " the language. Ido not t occasional vitalising ipfluey'' * oI . racy slang word that is sornsiii>° ei * mot j-uste, but a language that is B legitimate and half-slang (with sprinkling of popular grammatical m* takes and mutilated vowel sounds something to dread. KngHsh * s beautiful language. us itnP the fact in every possibs. way of. children. CXiAUCKR
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 738, 10 August 1929, Page 10
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