A FASHIONABLE WORD.
One of the most fashionable words of the past season or two is "mobilize." There is something about this combination of letters and syllables that appeals both] to the intelligent and to the uncultured. It slips past the vocal cords with the minimum of friction and falls upon the listener with the maximum of euphony.
Hence it is used fully, freely, fnd foolishly. It has been given the most cruel and unwsual applications. People who haven't the slightest idea of its meaning have been as intimate with it as thougli they had been its constant companion from childhood.
All this is' unfortunate. When a word is taken up in that way and so thoroughly misused, it is thereafter spoiled for purposes of simplicity.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17074, 30 August 1917, Page 6
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126A FASHIONABLE WORD. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17074, 30 August 1917, Page 6
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