The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those who Would Speak and Write with ProprietyD. Appleton, 1881 - 220 sayfa |
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... correct use of the word , as to adopt , means , to assume as one's own . Adopt is sometimes so misused that its meaning is in- verted . " Wanted to adopt , " in the heading of advertise- ments , not unfrequently is intended to mean that ...
... correct use of the word , as to adopt , means , to assume as one's own . Adopt is sometimes so misused that its meaning is in- verted . " Wanted to adopt , " in the heading of advertise- ments , not unfrequently is intended to mean that ...
Sayfa 17
... correct . " - " New York Times , " Sunday , July 31 , 1881. An English writer says : such phrases as anybody else , and the like , else is often put in the possessive case ; as , anybody else's servant ' ; and some grammarians defend ...
... correct . " - " New York Times , " Sunday , July 31 , 1881. An English writer says : such phrases as anybody else , and the like , else is often put in the possessive case ; as , anybody else's servant ' ; and some grammarians defend ...
Sayfa 18
... correct . We value , or prize , things highly , not appreciate them highly . This word is also very improperly made to do service for ise , or increase , in value ; thus , " Land appreciates rapidly in the West . " Dr. L. T. Townsend ...
... correct . We value , or prize , things highly , not appreciate them highly . This word is also very improperly made to do service for ise , or increase , in value ; thus , " Land appreciates rapidly in the West . " Dr. L. T. Townsend ...
Sayfa 20
... correctly , 66 as far as . ' " " As , preceded by such or by same , has the force of a rela- tive applying to persons or to things . " He offered me the same conditions as he offered you . " " The same conditions that " would be equally ...
... correctly , 66 as far as . ' " " As , preceded by such or by same , has the force of a rela- tive applying to persons or to things . " He offered me the same conditions as he offered you . " " The same conditions that " would be equally ...
Sayfa 24
... her this bundle ; and here , you may fetch her this book also . " We use the words correctly thus : " Fetch , or go bring , me an apple from the cellar " ; " When you come home bring some lemons " ; 24 THE VERBALIST .
... her this bundle ; and here , you may fetch her this book also . " We use the words correctly thus : " Fetch , or go bring , me an apple from the cellar " ; " When you come home bring some lemons " ; 24 THE VERBALIST .
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adjective adverb American appear authority better built called careful writers clause Cobbett comma common Composition coördinating correct diction doubt Elizabeth Proctor ellipsis English English Language error euphonious example expression Fitzedward Hall frequently friends gentleman give grammar grammarians hear idiom idiomatic imperfect tense improperly incorrect John kind Knights Templars lady language Latin less lish lived matter means meant Metonymy mind misused mood neuter never nice noun object opinion participle passive persons phrase PLEONASM plural possessive preposition present Professor pronoun proper properly propriety qualify reason reference relative reply Rhetoric Richard Grant White rule Sally Brown sense sentence simply singular solecism speak speech style subjunctive subjunctive mood superfluous syllable synonym taste tence tense term thing thou thought tion tive tongue Townsend truth unfrequently usage utter verb vulgar woman word is sometimes