in the United States of America. 507 
specimen of black flint, he adds, such as abounds ia the Seneka frairies.” 
Liding. Rev. Nov. 1810, p. 115." 
This. Gadlicism:is not in common use here ; but it has been adopted by 
some American, as it also appears toe have been by some English writers : 
“I received this moment your letter....with the enclosed pieces relative to 
the present dispute between rea king and the parliament.” Chesterfield’s 
. Letters, No. 244. 
PLEAD’; for pleaded. This is in constant use, inthe colloquial language of the 
Bar in New England ; but the verb to plead is a regular verb, and in 
England the regular form fleaded seems to have been invariably employed 
for centuries. “ He fleaded still not guilty.” Shaksfeare, as cited by Dr. 
Johnson. It is also used in the common version of the Bible. “ There I 
_ will plead with you, face to face, like as I fleaded with your fathers in the 
wilderness.” * Ezek. xx. 35, 36; and in various other flaces. “ Formerly 
the general issue was seldom pleaded.” « Every defence which cannot be 
thus specially pleaded. 3 Blackst. Com. 305, 
This word is noticed as an “inaccuracy” in the Monthly Anthology, 
for Feb. 1808, p. 109, and as an Americanism in the Port Folio, for Oct. 
1809. 
hills mecowns: ar 
pools, in New England always denominated fonds.” Kendall’s Trav. yol.. 
ii, p. 39. 
POPULATED:; peopled. “A. thinly populated country.” Very ravely used 
in America. ; 
* The reviewers add to the remarks above quoted the following : “ Other exam- 
ples, proving the alteration to which our language has been exposed, chiefly by the 
introduction of Gallicisms, may be noticed in the rest of the Journal ; resembling 
expressions found in American newspapers, where for ‘a ship taken’? we read of ‘a 
ship captivated? 1 presume this is not intended to be given seriously as a real speci-. 
men of the style of American newspapers, but Gf the expression may be a ws. 
caricatire ; for Inever saw the word i thus ee even in our ne' moe 
We say “a ship captured” as th English do, but perhar 
expression than they do. j ee 
