The State of American English

Authors

Edwin Newman

Abstract

lt is typical of American English that enough is almost never enough. Cecil Smith, television critic of the Los Angeles Times, considered CBS' Bicentennial Minutes not merely unique but singularly unique, Senator Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut was worried not only about nuclear proliferation but about the spread of nuclear proliferation, When there was a report that Senator Barry Goldwater had condoned organized crime in Arizona, he said it was not only ridiculous but completely untrue, in contrast to being ridiculous but true.

Recommended Citation

Newman, Edwin (1977) "The State of American English," Naval War College Review: Vol. 30: No. 3, Article 4.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol30/iss3/4