[COMPLETE] H.L. Mencken--The American Language--philc
Justin:
Welcome to the project and Welcome to Librivox! Section 13 is yours! Be sure to review the first two posts for this project for tips, etc. If anything is unclear or if you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask!
Many thanks,
Philip
Welcome to the project and Welcome to Librivox! Section 13 is yours! Be sure to review the first two posts for this project for tips, etc. If anything is unclear or if you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask!
Many thanks,
Philip
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All the Mencken papers are collected in Baltimore where he lived and in the library across the street from me. So, may I read Sections 9, 10, and 11?
Thanks, Todd
Thanks, Todd
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I would like section 12 Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 6 Colonial Pronunciation
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15 Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 3 The Expanding Vocabulary
please
and
15 Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 3 The Expanding Vocabulary
please
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"Kind reader, if this our performance doth in aught fall short of promise, blame not our good intent, but our unperfect wit."
Disclaimer:
"Kind reader, if this our performance doth in aught fall short of promise, blame not our good intent, but our unperfect wit."
DrPGould wrote:Barbara:
Section 0 (The Preface) is in the MW and ready for PL.
Many thanks,
Philip
This is so interesting. I feel like adding my own, antipodean, comments
Philip, there is a repeat of "but its chief excuse" at 5:48.
Best,
Barbara
Barbara:
Thanks for your PL! I think I have fixed the redundancy and I have re-uploaded the file. I understand and sympathize with your temptation. It would have been interesting if Mencken could have found English speakers in the UK and the antipodes to add breadth to this discussion (but he didn't even deal with the North American dialects (4)). Some of that work (in N. Am) has been done by others beginning in the 1940s.....
As he said in the Preface--it's a beginning point.
Philip
Thanks for your PL! I think I have fixed the redundancy and I have re-uploaded the file. I understand and sympathize with your temptation. It would have been interesting if Mencken could have found English speakers in the UK and the antipodes to add breadth to this discussion (but he didn't even deal with the North American dialects (4)). Some of that work (in N. Am) has been done by others beginning in the 1940s.....
As he said in the Preface--it's a beginning point.
Philip
Back after 8/15. In the hands of the medicos.
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I would like to do section 21, Ch4 American and English Today Pt 4 Euphemisms and Forbidden Words. Sounds like a fun chunk of audio!
Austin:
Welcome to the project and Welcome to Librivox! Section 21 is yours! Please review the first two posts for project information. If anything is unclear or you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Many thanks,
Philip
Welcome to the project and Welcome to Librivox! Section 21 is yours! Please review the first two posts for project information. If anything is unclear or you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Many thanks,
Philip
Back after 8/15. In the hands of the medicos.
Barbara:
Section 18 is in the MW and ready for PL. (You might want to put the "Anvil Chorus" or "Song of the Volga Boatmen" in your stereo to lend the proper ambiance--it's quite the long list. )
Many thanks,
Philip
Section 18 is in the MW and ready for PL. (You might want to put the "Anvil Chorus" or "Song of the Volga Boatmen" in your stereo to lend the proper ambiance--it's quite the long list. )
Many thanks,
Philip
Back after 8/15. In the hands of the medicos.