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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... known by his manner of expressing himself . - SWIFT . REESE LIBRARY OF THE NIVERSITY CALIFORNIA NEW YORK : D. APPLETON AND COMPANY , I , 3 , AND 5 BOND STREET . 1882 . COPYRIGHT BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY , 1881 . 19905 THE ...
... known by his manner of expressing himself . - SWIFT . REESE LIBRARY OF THE NIVERSITY CALIFORNIA NEW YORK : D. APPLETON AND COMPANY , I , 3 , AND 5 BOND STREET . 1882 . COPYRIGHT BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY , 1881 . 19905 THE ...
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... expression of inac- curate thinking . - RICHARD GRANT WHITE . To acquire a few tongues is the labor of a few years ... expression . - Campbell . Propriety of thought and propriety of diction are com- monly found together . Obscurity of ...
... expression of inac- curate thinking . - RICHARD GRANT WHITE . To acquire a few tongues is the labor of a few years ... expression . - Campbell . Propriety of thought and propriety of diction are com- monly found together . Obscurity of ...
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... expression which are perhaps best characterized by the word bizarre . Of these queer locutions , amount of perfection is a very good exam- ple . Mr. G. F. Watts , in the " Nineteenth Century , " says , " An amount of perfection has been ...
... expression which are perhaps best characterized by the word bizarre . Of these queer locutions , amount of perfection is a very good exam- ple . Mr. G. F. Watts , in the " Nineteenth Century , " says , " An amount of perfection has been ...
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... expressions as , " I appreciate it , or her , or him , highly , " can not be 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 ...
... expressions as , " I appreciate it , or her , or him , highly , " can not be 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 ...
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... expression now coming into use again . Beside - Besides . In the later unabridged editions of Webster's dictionary we find the following remarks con- cerning the use of these two words : " Beside and besides , whether used as ...
... expression now coming into use again . Beside - Besides . In the later unabridged editions of Webster's dictionary we find the following remarks con- cerning the use of these two words : " Beside and besides , whether used as ...
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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