Questions at Issue in Our English Speech
Edwin W. (Edwin Winfield) Bowen
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1. Front matter2. ACKNOWLEDGMENT3. OUR ENGLISH SPELLING OF YESTERDAY—WHY ANTIQUATED?4. A QUESTION OF PREFERENCE IN ENGLISH SPELLING.5. AUTHORITY IN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION.6. VULGARISMS WITH A PEDIGREE.7. BRITICISMS VERSUS AMERICANISMS.8. WHAT IS SLANG?9. STANDARD ENGLISH—HOW IT AROSE AND HOW IT IS MAINTAINED.