CORRECT ENGLISH.
"THERE IS NO SUCH THING."
MR. BERNARD SHAW'S SARCASM. LONDON. June 17. " The language of the United Kingdom," sa d Mr. G. Bernard Shaw, addressing the Conference on English, under the audioes of the Society of Literature, " consists, according to the census, of 42,750.000 dialects. An American, employing tho word 'obligate, instead of 'oblige,' could become President, but an Englishman doing it could not become King. "There is no such thing as correct English. A costermonger, desiring to become Chief Justice, should bo able to secure an authoritative- range of speech within which he could beco no Chief Justice, but outside of which he could not." It was decided, on the suggestion of the Earl of Balfour, who presided, to organise an international council of a hundred of the best authorities from Eng-lish-speaking countries, including Australia and New Zealand. Several noted British and American litterateurs and crthographists were present.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19677, 1 July 1927, Page 12
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