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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... tion , to name , which is a long way from being its legiti- mate signification . This degradation is doubtless a direct outcome of untutored desire to be fine and to use big words . Alone . This word is often improperly used for only ...
... tion , to name , which is a long way from being its legiti- mate signification . This degradation is doubtless a direct outcome of untutored desire to be fine and to use big words . Alone . This word is often improperly used for only ...
Sayfa 21
... tion and prettiness , to say nothing of pedantic pretension to accuracy . " If the ess is to be permitted , there is no reason for ex- cluding it from any noun that indicates a person ; and the next editions of our dictionaries may be ...
... tion and prettiness , to say nothing of pedantic pretension to accuracy . " If the ess is to be permitted , there is no reason for ex- cluding it from any noun that indicates a person ; and the next editions of our dictionaries may be ...
Sayfa 26
... tion - ar - y , mil - it - ar - y , with a secondary accent on the penultimate , in- stead of sinking the third syllable , as is so common in Eng- land . There is , no doubt , something disagreeably stiff in an anxious and affected ...
... tion - ar - y , mil - it - ar - y , with a secondary accent on the penultimate , in- stead of sinking the third syllable , as is so common in Eng- land . There is , no doubt , something disagreeably stiff in an anxious and affected ...
Sayfa 28
... tion , to reckon , to estimate ; and , say some of the purists , it never means anything else when properly used . If this is true , we can not say a thing is calculated to do harm , but must , if we are ambitious to have our English ...
... tion , to reckon , to estimate ; and , say some of the purists , it never means anything else when properly used . If this is true , we can not say a thing is calculated to do harm , but must , if we are ambitious to have our English ...
Sayfa 39
... tion to decide which we are to prefer . Convoke - Convene . At one time and another there has been some discussion with regard to the correct use of these two words . According to Crabb , " There is nothing imperative on the part of ...
... tion to decide which we are to prefer . Convoke - Convene . At one time and another there has been some discussion with regard to the correct use of these two words . According to Crabb , " There is nothing imperative on the part of ...
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