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... Public Speaking Edinburgh, November 18, 1954 Sir,—~During the winter months there is let loose on Edinburgh audiences, largely elderly, a spate of knowledge on sundry cultural subjects delivered by experts in halls and classrooms possessing acoustic qualities ...
... Speaking of English London, Auguét 23, 1954 Sir~Dr W. B. Moonie says that we Scots speak th- English language I have recently spent a week in Glasgow, and I do not agree with him.—l am &e, London Scot. Aberdeen, August 24, 195{ Sir—~Commenting amusingly ...
... Roughly Speaking Last vear we attempted to take a vow, partly as the result of domestic pressure that we would drop public speaking. As it turned out we were much too half-hearted, with the result that, now that the lugubrious season of unwise utterance ...
... “SPEAK FOR BRITAIN” Mr Willis also has a banner heading: “ Let East Edinburgh speak for Britain.,” He declares that the election takes place at a time when many are feeling the full effects of Tory policies upon the cost of living. Whilst prices of some ...
... Speaking of Enclish Edinburgh. September 4, 1954 Sir,—Here is a companion story to the one in your issue to-day from Mr Victor de Spiganovicz about the cockney landlady: it must be nearly a century old. At the time of the makinphof the Elgin Rothes. and ...
... Speaking of English Crookston Old House, Heriot, . August 29, 1954 Sir,~Local accents in the British Isles will alwafrs remain so, but a standardised English should be recognised by the absence of an affected accent. Consonants such as r, ch (loch), &ec ...
... ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION | . ' Scotland will be represented at the | Englinh-Speakinfi Union world branches conference in New York, Washington, and Philadelphia, from November 2 to 8, by the Scottish national secretary, Mr lan A. Gilmour, who will also represent ...
... WOMEN SPEAK OUT Tln season of conferences is upon ' us, and this summer promises to be as busy as most in that respect. Yesterday, members of the Edinburgh Branch of the National Council of Women packed St John's Hall, Princes Street, to consider which ...
... ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION APPOINTMENTS General Sir Leslie Hollis, Sir Willilam Lawther, Major Charles J. P. Ball, Mr W. P. N. Edwards, and Mr Graham Spry have become members of the Committee for Education in the United Kingdom in current Commonwealth-American ...
... MR ATTLEE SPEAKS TO MALAYA How to Get on Together SINGAPORE, Monday.—Mr Attlee told Malayans in a broadcast to-night that Britain was a good example of a country where different communities get along well with each other. Malaya has 6,000,000 people, ...
... THE SPEAKING OF ENGLISH IMITATING THE SOUTHERN ACCENT To The EDITOR of “ THE SCOTSMAN 5 Howe Street, Edinburgh Sir,—~There is truth in Dr W. B. Moonie's contention that we are fighting a losing battle in the speaking of good English. But let's be fair ...
... ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION Telling the Unconverted The fundamental mission of the English-speaking Union is not only to maintain the interest of those already aware of the importance of its aims, but to demonstrate to the unconverted the vital necessity of ...