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Glassboro, N.J.: A Voice Crying In The Wilderness.

Authors :
Maddocks, Melvin
Source :
TIME Magazine; 1/29/1979, Vol. 113 Issue 5, p5-6, 2p
Publication Year :
1979

Abstract

The article features the views on the usage of the English language of Richard Mitchell, professor at the Glassboro State College in Glassboro, New Jersey. It mentions that Mitchell owns a printing press which operates to expose errors made by the English language committed by writers from the Glassboro State College. It notes that Mitchell has analyzed the reports from the college and has discovered comma faults, errors in subject-verb agreements, and excessive fustians. It also emphasizes Mitchell's objection against corrupting the English language by using adjectives such as "sleazy," "stupid," and "rubbish." According to Mitchell, the real purpose of the language is to talk about the world of the mind and the inability to master it.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0040781X
Volume :
113
Issue :
5
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
TIME Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
53523980