AUGUST 31, 1917. sent to Our Readers' Views. “COMMUNIQUÈS.” Sir,-Permit me, by your courtesy, to register a friendly protest against the almost general What has employment of this word by the Press when chronicling our official war news. happened to such good old English expressions as report, dispatch, message, communication, that they should have dropped out of favour? And It seems quite unnecessary for us to borrow from our gallant Allies in this case. surely German, Austrian, Turkish, and Bulgarian communiqués" form a most inapproThesaurus," only priate, even objectionable, combination. That It is never excellent authority, Roget's gives the word as an adjective. too late to mend-or rectify.-Yours, &c., CECIL CLARKE |