The Changing Values of English Speech
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When Abraham Lincoln was a young man he visited a slave-market in New Orleans. "A young colored girl was on the block. Lincoln heard the brutal words of the auctioneer — the savage re- marks of the bidders. The scene filled his soul with indignation and horror.
Turning to his companions, he said, ' Boys, if I ever get a chance to hit slavery, by God, I'll hit it hard!" If Lincoln's use of emphasis in this case was profane, then love, the holiest word of all our speech, is wicked.
For comparison..., let us substitute for Lincoln's righteous words, this weak and wretched phrase: Boys, if I should ever have the opportunity to smite slavery I shall do so with great force. Very gentle- manly, and equally insipid!
When Farragut was told of the tor- pedoes in the way of his ships, if he had 8 113 Intensives said : Never mind the torpedoes, go ahead!
that would have been great. What he did say was: "Damn the torpedoes, go ahead!" and that was brave — sublime.
Of course, the opposite extreme of under-statement may be used as effectively by a genius as the most in- tense expletive.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
When Abraham Lincoln was a young man he visited a slave-market in New Orleans. "A young colored girl was on the block. Lincoln heard the brutal words of the auctioneer — the savage re- marks of the bidders. The scene filled his soul with indignation and horror.
Turning to his companions, he said, ' Boys, if I ever get a chance to hit slavery, by God, I'll hit it hard!" If Lincoln's use of emphasis in this case was profane, then love, the holiest word of all our speech, is wicked.
For comparison..., let us substitute for Lincoln's righteous words, this weak and wretched phrase: Boys, if I should ever have the opportunity to smite slavery I shall do so with great force. Very gentle- manly, and equally insipid!
When Farragut was told of the tor- pedoes in the way of his ships, if he had 8 113 Intensives said : Never mind the torpedoes, go ahead!
that would have been great. What he did say was: "Damn the torpedoes, go ahead!" and that was brave — sublime.
Of course, the opposite extreme of under-statement may be used as effectively by a genius as the most in- tense expletive.
What to read after The Changing Values of English Speech?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Ralcy Husted Bell to read onlineMoreLess
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