ENUNCIATION IN SINGING.
TO THE EDITOB. Sir. —Would it be too much to ask " One Who Looks On " to consult, f-ay, "Webster for the pronunciation of "again'? The word comes from the Anglo-Saxon "agen," and Webster gives its pronunciation as rhyming with •' men." A similar view was taken by such mediocrities as Tennyson. Suinburne. Bridges, Browning, Matthew Arnold and Dobson. to nanie a few who should have had some knowledge of the vowel sounds. Your correspondent might obtain further enlightenment by consulting some reputable teacher of elocution or any experienced
Shakespearean actor. The pronunciation "a-gain" is used only when the rhyme-sound requires it—under . a license. I think you will agree that if all the statements professional critics mado were as correctly based as this dictum concerning " agen," there would be' little to complain about and fewer excuses, for headstrong rushes into print.—l am. etc., ONE WHO LOOKS ON INTELLIGENTLY.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16744, 28 December 1914, Page 8
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149ENUNCIATION IN SINGING. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16744, 28 December 1914, Page 8
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