[Ads-l] Word Study Volume 8

[Peter Reitan]

I am looking for someone who might have access to a periodical called "Word Study," Volume 8, March and April issues of 1932.  There is an article in the March issue about words various linguists, writers, poets or sophisticates think are the "most musical words" in the English Language (they also asked for most useful and most overused, I believe).

It is on HathiTrust, but only search mode - but cannot view the images, and on Google Books, but only in "snippet view," which shows part of one or two paragraphs in March issue which appears to be the main article.  There is a response in the April issue, and perhaps a few other responses in other issues of Volume 8.

https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007885305

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Word_Study/D0XJ88TTLjcC?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=musical


There is a lot of commentary about the article in newspapers, but very little direct quotes or citations, so it's hard to judge whether the commentary accurately reflects the content.

If anyone has access and can share it, I would be grateful.

I'm working on a history of the notion that "cellar door" is particularly beautiful, sonorous or euphonious.

I've asked here once before, with no luck.  Trying one more time before just finishing with what I have.

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Pete Reitan

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