I found cause to wonder upon what ground the English accuse Americans of corrupting the language by introducing … - James Weldon Johnson

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James Weldon Johnson

I found cause to wonder upon what ground the English accuse Americans of corrupting the language by introducing slang words. I think I heard more and more different kinds of slang during my few weeks' stay in London than in my whole "tenderloin" life in New York. But I suppose the English feel that the language is theirs, and that they may do with it as they please without at the same time allowing that privilege to others.

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