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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... meant , it is clear that it should be , " He has a black and a white horse . " See THE . 66 Ability - Capacity . The distinctions between these two words are not always observed by those who use them . Capacity is the power of receiving ...
... meant , it is clear that it should be , " He has a black and a white horse . " See THE . 66 Ability - Capacity . The distinctions between these two words are not always observed by those who use them . Capacity is the power of receiving ...
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... meant to say was , doubtless , that a degree of excellence had been reached . There are not a few who , in their prepossession for everything transatlantic , seem to be of opinion that the English language is generally better written in ...
... meant to say was , doubtless , that a degree of excellence had been reached . There are not a few who , in their prepossession for everything transatlantic , seem to be of opinion that the English language is generally better written in ...
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... meant . These ten lines are a fair specimen of the diction of the entire volume . Page 131. " To render a given ambiguous or unintel- ligible sentence transparent , the following suggestions are recommended . " The words in italics are ...
... meant . These ten lines are a fair specimen of the diction of the entire volume . Page 131. " To render a given ambiguous or unintel- ligible sentence transparent , the following suggestions are recommended . " The words in italics are ...
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... a fence by taking hold of the seat of his breeches . to acquire skill " is probably what is meant . On page 232 , " Jeremy Taylor is among the best models of long sentences which are both clear and logical THE VERBALIST . 45.
... a fence by taking hold of the seat of his breeches . to acquire skill " is probably what is meant . On page 232 , " Jeremy Taylor is among the best models of long sentences which are both clear and logical THE VERBALIST . 45.
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... meant . Discommode . This word is rarely used ; incommode is accounted the better form . Disremember . This is a word vulgarly used in the sense of forget . It is said to be more frequently heard in the South than in the North ...
... meant . Discommode . This word is rarely used ; incommode is accounted the better form . Disremember . This is a word vulgarly used in the sense of forget . It is said to be more frequently heard in the South than in the North ...
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