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This observation jolted me with an impact that, I like to think, knocked the most common rhetorical fault of most 12 talkers out of me for good and all, and made me conscious of it in others. Since conversation should be a pleasurable and wholesome exchange of sentiments, facts, and ideas, anything that unnecessarily mars this pleasure must be avoided, and everything that furthers it should be utilized. All the books written and courses given, devoted to grammar, rhetoric, and diction have at the bottom no other purpose than to facilitate this pleasant and wholesome exchange among people of feelings, information, and opinions in writing and in talking. Most persons would do well if now, in the light of more experience, they would review some of their school texts that dealt with these topics. |
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