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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Sayfa 8
... hear abortion used in the sense of failure , but never by those who study to express themselves in chaste English . Above . There is little authority for using this word as an adjective . Instead of , " the above statement , " say ...
... hear abortion used in the sense of failure , but never by those who study to express themselves in chaste English . Above . There is little authority for using this word as an adjective . Instead of , " the above statement , " say ...
Sayfa 21
... hear from any one at length is to hear fully ; i . e . , in detail . Authoress . With regard to the use of this and certain other words of like formation , Mr. Gould , in his " Good English , " says : " Poet means simply a person who ...
... hear from any one at length is to hear fully ; i . e . , in detail . Authoress . With regard to the use of this and certain other words of like formation , Mr. Gould , in his " Good English , " says : " Poet means simply a person who ...
Sayfa 22
... hear a superfluous to tacked to a sentence ; thus , " Where have you been to ? " Beg . We often see letters begin with the words , " I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favor , " etc. We should write , “ I beg leave to acknowledge ...
... hear a superfluous to tacked to a sentence ; thus , " Where have you been to ? " Beg . We often see letters begin with the words , " I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favor , " etc. We should write , “ I beg leave to acknowledge ...
Sayfa 23
... hear from persons of considerable culture . They use it in the sense of accuse or suspect ; thus , " He blames it on his brother , " meaning that he accuses or suspects his brother of having done it , or of being at fault for it . Bogus ...
... hear from persons of considerable culture . They use it in the sense of accuse or suspect ; thus , " He blames it on his brother , " meaning that he accuses or suspects his brother of having done it , or of being at fault for it . Bogus ...
Sayfa 24
... hear such absurd sentences as , " They both resemble each other very much " ; " They are both alike " ; " They both ... hears such expressions as , " Go to Mrs. D.'s and bring her this bundle ; and here , you may fetch her this book also ...
... hear such absurd sentences as , " They both resemble each other very much " ; " They are both alike " ; " They both ... hears such expressions as , " Go to Mrs. D.'s and bring her this bundle ; and here , you may fetch her this book also ...
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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