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 32
... lady in question- able grammar . But , notwithstanding this , " continues Dr. Bain , we certainly hear in the actual speech of all classes of society such expressions as ' it was me , ' ' it was him , ' ' it was her , ' more frequently ...
... lady in question- able grammar . But , notwithstanding this , " continues Dr. Bain , we certainly hear in the actual speech of all classes of society such expressions as ' it was me , ' ' it was him , ' ' it was her , ' more frequently ...
Sayfa 41
... are most vigorous . Say , rather , " He is sick , but not in danger . " Dearest . " A gentleman once began a letter to his bride thus : My dearest Maria . ' The lady THE VERBALIST . 41 sinful in the eyes of a Jew may not be ...
... are most vigorous . Say , rather , " He is sick , but not in danger . " Dearest . " A gentleman once began a letter to his bride thus : My dearest Maria . ' The lady THE VERBALIST . 41 sinful in the eyes of a Jew may not be ...
Sayfa 42
... lady replied : ' My dear John , I beg that you will mend either your morals or your grammar . You call me your " dearest Maria " ; am I to understand that you have other Marias ' ? " - Moon's " Bad English . " at a simeric " You are ...
... lady replied : ' My dear John , I beg that you will mend either your morals or your grammar . You call me your " dearest Maria " ; am I to understand that you have other Marias ' ? " - Moon's " Bad English . " at a simeric " You are ...
Sayfa 55
... lady is always a per- son of education ; i . e . , he or she has a sufficient acquaint- ance with books and with the usages of social intercourse to acquit himself or herself creditably in the society of cul- tivated people . Not moral ...
... lady is always a per- son of education ; i . e . , he or she has a sufficient acquaint- ance with books and with the usages of social intercourse to acquit himself or herself creditably in the society of cul- tivated people . Not moral ...
Sayfa 67
... ladies , " says Mrs. Jenkins . " Gentlemen have so much more liberty than we ladies have , " says Mrs. Parvenue ... lady and gentleman comparatively little , and they are especially careful not to call themselves gentlemen when they ...
... ladies , " says Mrs. Jenkins . " Gentlemen have so much more liberty than we ladies have , " says Mrs. Parvenue ... lady and gentleman comparatively little , and they are especially careful not to call themselves gentlemen when they ...
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