Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 57 Society for Pure English English, Society for Pure Preliminary Announcement & List of Members Society for Pure English, Tract 01 (1919) Preliminary Announcement and List of Members Reading ease score: 49.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by David Starner, Project Manager; Keith M. Eckrich, Post-Proofer; the Online Distributed Proofreaders Team "Preliminary Announcement & List of Members" by the Society for Pure English is a publication outlining the foundation and aims of the society, established in the early 20th century, specifically after World War I in 1919. This document serves as a formal introduction to the society, which focuses on the preservation and promotion of the English language, advocating for responsible usage and a return to more English forms of expression rather than foreign influences. The time period in which this book was written reflects an era marked by significant social and literary changes following the war. The text details the society's objectives, its approach to the evolving English language, and a list of its founding members, which includes notable literary figures and scholars. The society emphasizes the importance of nurturing a democratic and living language that draws from its historical roots while opposing unnecessary foreign influence. It called for the encouragement of local dialects and the restoration of English vocabulary's rich diversity. By engaging educated individuals to promote these ideals, the Society for Pure English aims to foster a deeper appreciation for the language's natural evolution and cultural significance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Society for Pure English PE Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 53636 53486 2024-10-05T17:28:41.008899 2023-10-06T05:07:04.461824 text/html text/html 53629 53479 2024-10-05T17:28:41.231898 2023-10-06T05:07:04.600852 text/html text/html 112173 2024-10-05T17:28:47.190853 application/epub+zip 110892 2024-10-05T17:28:44.690889 application/epub+zip 83464 2024-10-05T17:28:43.430947 application/epub+zip 265097 2024-10-05T17:28:48.820847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257837 2024-10-05T17:28:46.419869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94843 2022-09-06T20:14:25.815206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41850 41751 2024-10-05T17:28:40.762894 2023-10-06T05:07:04.313816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 43259 2020-12-14T21:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16708 2020-12-14T21:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18793 2024-10-05T17:28:48.979841 application/rdf+xml 19162 2024-10-05T17:28:43.983872 image/jpeg 4143 2024-10-05T17:28:43.706867 image/jpeg 111103 2024-10-05T17:28:41.237890 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog