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'Perhaps we need not consider the Greek scholar's feelings; he
has many advantages over the rest of us, and cannot expect that in
addition he shall be allowed to forbid us a word that we find useful.
Is it useful? or is it merely a pretentious blundering substitute for
words that are useful? _Pro-_ in _protagonist_ is not the opposite of
_anti-_; _-agonist_ is not the same as in _antagonist_; _advocate_
and _champion_ and _defender_ and _combatant_ are better words for the
wrong senses given to _protagonist_; and _protagonist_ in its right
sense of _the_ (not _a_) chief actor in an affair has still work to do
if it could only be allowed to mind its own business.'
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AMERICAN APPRECIATION
We are glad to reprint the following short extracts from the _New York
Times Book Review and Magazine_, September 26, 1920.
'THE CAMPAIGN FOR PURE ENGLISH
'Among those who joined it (the S.P.E.) immediately were
Arthur J. Balfour, A.C. Bradley, Austin Dobson, Thomas Hardy,
J.W. Mackail, Gilbert Murray, Mrs. Humphry Ward, and Mrs.
Wharton.... The rallying of these men and women of letters
was not more significant than the prompt adhesion of the
Professors of English in the various British Universities:
W.M. Dixon, Oliver Elton, E.S. Gordon, C.H. Herford, W.P.
Ker, G.C. Moore-Smith, F.W.
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