sh; whereas it is notorious that the ideas of today are
effectively expressed in the slang of today. Classic speech has the
honorific virtue of dignity; it commands attention and respect as being
the accredited method of communication under the leisure-class scheme
of life, because it carries a pointed suggestion of the industrial
exemption of the speaker. The advantage of the accredited locutions lies
in their reputability; they are reputable because they are cumbrous and
out of date, and therefore argue waste of time and exemption from the
use and the need of direct and forcible speech.

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