Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 113, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1910 — Slang Tabooed. [ARTICLE]

Slang Tabooed.

Slang is tabooed in the home of a West Philadelphia family principally because there is a bright little girl who displays a persistent aptitude in retaining expressive but uncultured phrases. The other evening at dinner the mother, father and daughter drifted into the vernacular and a fresh start was necessary. The little girl started It. “I’m not ptuhk on this bread" she remarked. “Maggie,” said her mother, “you want to cut that slang out." “That’s a peach of a way of correcting the child,” commented the father. “I know,” replied the mother, “but I just wanted to put her wise.”—Philadelphia Telegraph;~~“ ~