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 21
... 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 writes poetry ; and author , in the sense under consideration , a person who writes ...
... 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 writes poetry ; and author , in the sense under consideration , a person who writes ...
Sayfa 38
... its true meaning by most of those who use it . " Con- sider means , to meditate , to deliberate , to reflect , to re- volve in the mind ; and yet it is made to do service for 39 think , suppose , and regard . Thus : 38 THE VERBALIST .
... its true meaning by most of those who use it . " Con- sider means , to meditate , to deliberate , to reflect , to re- volve in the mind ; and yet it is made to do service for 39 think , suppose , and regard . Thus : 38 THE VERBALIST .
Sayfa 39
... regard . Thus : " I consider his course very unjustifiable " ; " I have always considered it my duty , " etc .; " I consider him as being the cleverest man of my acquaintance . " Contemptible . This word is sometimes used for con ...
... regard . Thus : " I consider his course very unjustifiable " ; " I have always considered it my duty , " etc .; " I consider him as being the cleverest man of my acquaintance . " Contemptible . This word is sometimes used for con ...
Sayfa 48
... 14 make the English version 15 conform more completely to the Greek original . If this be 17 true , the revisers have done a good work for the Church.18 If it 16 be true 19 with regard to all the New Testament 48 THE VERBALIST .
... 14 make the English version 15 conform more completely to the Greek original . If this be 17 true , the revisers have done a good work for the Church.18 If it 16 be true 19 with regard to all the New Testament 48 THE VERBALIST .
Sayfa 49
... regard to all the New Testament books , the work which they have done will remain 20 a blessing to the readers of those books for 21 generations to come . But the blessing will be only in the clearer presentation of the Divine truth ...
... regard to all the New Testament books , the work which they have done will remain 20 a blessing to the readers of those books for 21 generations to come . But the blessing will be only in the clearer presentation of the Divine truth ...
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