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, 1911 - 337 sayfa |
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... Hand - book of Punctuation , and other kindred works . Suggestions and criticisms are solicited , with the view of profiting by them in future editions . If The Verbalist receive as kindly a wel- come as its companion volume , The ...
... Hand - book of Punctuation , and other kindred works . Suggestions and criticisms are solicited , with the view of profiting by them in future editions . If The Verbalist receive as kindly a wel- come as its companion volume , The ...
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... hand ; to go before so as to preclude another ; to get the start of or to get ahead of ; to enjoy , possess , or suffer , in expectation ; to foretaste . It is therefore misused in such sentences as " Her death is hourly anticipated ...
... hand ; to go before so as to preclude another ; to get the start of or to get ahead of ; to enjoy , possess , or suffer , in expectation ; to foretaste . It is therefore misused in such sentences as " Her death is hourly anticipated ...
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... hand , and was more anxious about the treatment than about the matter . " - Julian Hawthorne . ' Naturally she was anxious about the appearance he made in what is called ' society . ' ” — Badeau . Any . This word is sometimes made to do ...
... hand , and was more anxious about the treatment than about the matter . " - Julian Hawthorne . ' Naturally she was anxious about the appearance he made in what is called ' society . ' ” — Badeau . Any . This word is sometimes made to do ...
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... hand , there are those that think the use of authoress should be left to individual tastes . It can not be denied , however , that we could get on quite as well without it . Avenge - Revenge . We avenge wrong done to others , and ...
... hand , there are those that think the use of authoress should be left to individual tastes . It can not be denied , however , that we could get on quite as well without it . Avenge - Revenge . We avenge wrong done to others , and ...
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... hand rail or coping . Barbarism . Defined as an offense against good usage , by the use of an improper word - i . e . , a word that is anti- quated or improperly formed . Preventative , enthuse , agri- culturalist , donate , etc. , are ...
... hand rail or coping . Barbarism . Defined as an offense against good usage , by the use of an improper word - i . e . , a word that is anti- quated or improperly formed . Preventative , enthuse , agri- culturalist , donate , etc. , are ...
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adjective adverb American appears authority better built called careful writers clause Cobbett comma common correct diction Dictionary doubt ellipsis employed England English English language erly error euphonious example expression following sentence frequently gentleman give grammar grammarians Grant White hear idiomatic imperfect tense improperly incorrect intended John kind lady language Latin less live locution look matter means Metonymy mind mood N. Y. Sun never nice noun object old English one's opinion participle passive persons phrase plural preposition present pronoun proper word qualify rarely reference reflexive pronouns relative relative pronouns rhetoric Richard Grant White rule Sally Brown say properly sense simply solecism Sometimes misused speak speakers speech Story subjunctive subjunctive mood superfluous synonym taste tence term thing thou thought tion truth usage verb vulgarism Webster's Dictionary woman word is sometimes York