落伍文学

CHAPTER I REQUIREMENTS OF SPEECH（第1页）

CHAPTERIREQUIREMENTSOFSPEECH

Vocabulary—PartsofSpeech—Requisites

Itisveryeasytolearnhowtospeakaly，asforallpurposesofordiionandunilyabout2，000differentwordsarerequired。Themasteryofjusttwohundredwords，thekoplacethem，willmakeusheEnglishlamastersofcorregandwriting。Smallnumber，youaredwithwhatisiionary!ButnobodyeverusesallthewordsiionaryorcouldusethemdidhelivetobetheageofMethuselah，andthereisyfthem。

Thereareupwardsof200，000wordsiionsediaries，buttheoofthisnumberwillsufficeforallyourwants。Ofaythinknot，andyoumaytogsbytheires?youmaybeambitioustoshowsuperiorityoverothersanddisplayyor，rather，yourpedantryandlack。Forinstanaynotadeaspade。Youmayprefertocallitapatulousdevicefthesurfaceofthesoil。Better，however，tosticktotheoldfamiliar，simpleyrandfathercalledit。Ithasstoodthetestoftime，andoldfriendsarealwaysgoodfriends。

Touseabigwnwordwhenasmalloneandafamiliaronewillahesamepurpose，isasignreatsdolitespeakersusesimplewords。

Togobabernecessaryforallpurposesofversationdeing，2，000，wefindthatagreatmanypeoplewhopassiyasbeingpolished，refieduseless，fortheykhegreatestscholaralivehasn'tmorethanfourthousawordsathisand，andheneverhasotousehalfthenumber。

IntheworksofShakespeare，themeniustheworldhaseverkheenormousnumberof15，000differentwords，butalmost10，000ofthemareobslesstoday。

Everypersonofintelligenceshouldbeabletousehismuecorrectly。Itonlyrequiresalittlepains，alittlecare，alittlestudytoeodoso，andtherepe。

siderthetrastbetweenthewell-bred，politemantodusehiswordscorredtheunderbred，vulgarboor，whoselaesupontheearandjarsthesehefihebluhelatter，hisiofallthear，hisabsurditiesandmonstrositiesoflanguage，makehisverypresen，andoneisgladtoespany。

TheprrammatiationoftheEnglishlaonemayacquithimselfasacorreversationalistiyorbeabletoresshisthoughtsandideasupoherightmanner，maybeaafewlessons。

Itisthepurposeofthisbook，asbrieflyandciselyaspossible，todirectthereaderalhtcourse，pointiakeshemustavoidandgivinghimsuchassistanceaswilleoreachthegoalofaowledgeoftheEnglishlaisnotaGrammariaguide，asilentsignalpostpoiherightdire。