Dropping Their G's
The best bred ruen iu England have the habit of habitunlly dropping their "g's" in words onding in "ing," such as goiiig, running, walking, etc. Some of tlie yoñnger geueration of America are horrified when they hear this fhing done by older people and set it down as a mark of ignoranoe. Those of tlioin who havo facard the eminent Dean Hole of England in liis lectores aro now snrprised to flnd that he invariable drops his "g's, " and thoy are looking up bia authority for it. His authority is simply conimon UfMge amoug the university bred nieu of Eügland. It would always ha done by a deán of Christchnrch or a m aster of Trinify, who must be pretty well edacated, better edncatnd even than young Amprican girls that guard their "g's" nnd frown on the old folk for iiroppiflg tliem. Now that Dean Hole is on reoord here as a dropper of "g's" perhaps these orthoepic champions will forgive native
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