Mr. G. W. King's objection +o the use of the word "Britisher" 15 well taken, and quite a large proportion of those to whom the word is applied will agree with him. It has no authoritative sanction in English dictionaries as a real word, and as a colloguialism it jacks merit of any sort to commend it Certainly it is quite devoid of euphony, and its terminal syllable is too like the usage of another language—at present still unpopu-) lar—to commend itself to those who dislike the introduction of now sounds into a language already well stocked. When so excellent a word as "Briton" is available it is difficult to understand why anyone should adopt so unfortunate a name as "'Britisher," for like a number of other words—generally however onomatop@ic—its sound strikes unpleasantly on the ear. Indeed "British subjects" is little more commendable on that score: it is such a mouthful—four syllables where two would suffice. The two words may be more exact in do-fining certain people, for Britons, one supposes, need not always be British subjects and rice versa. Which leads to the reflexion that many things which could be really artistic lose so much when mere accuracy is the sole requisite.
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