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What is the thought in an English school-boy's mind when he begins, "I eay!" Merely to call attention, an Englishman would say; but in an article in the "lievue Economique Internationale," the chairman, of the Anglo-Austrian Bank builds a whole theory on the idiom. The 1 English schoolboy, ho writes, is of the "go-ahead" and "help yourself" type. When l a German has a story to tell ho reckons on his comrade's inquisitive nature and starts with "Listen." The Frenihman relies on the conversational instinct of his nation and says "Dites, done." The Englishman, conscious of his native superiority, begins with "I say," and expects everybody to listen. Even more interesting is the writer's account of the iiso we make of the personal pronouns. The Gorman, well drilled, writes "You" with a capital and "1" small; the Frenchman, always democratic, writes both with a sriall letter; the Englishman writes you small and "I" large.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1234, 16 September 1911, Page 11
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155DISTINCTIVE. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1234, 16 September 1911, Page 11
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