S.P.C.E.
In an ill-starred moment a few weeks ago I ventured to pilkg in this column a few of the more flagrant misuses of the Eng/isb language. The result is that a major problem has been aekkd to life. Applications for damns, half-damns and double-darno continuo to arrive in such volume that it is hopeless to atten1 to cope with them in the exiguous space available here. S Corner must therefore disappear. But the subject is otrie10 of considerable interest to readers, and it may be possible to fold space somewhere soon to deal with .partat least of the offt.; spondence accumulating. Here only one final word. I am ask`" to affix a special damn to "judgement," so spelled.. Nor fort moment. Judge + ment makes judgement, as atone - makes atonement. The O.E.D. gives both forms, "judge
first. Fowler declares for "judgement." Jot's'
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