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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Sayfa 38
... ladies and gentlemen . " " The Phi Beta Kappa ode to ' The Republic ' is distin- guished by [ for ] dignity of tone and . . . by [ for ] . . . elevation of style . " - N . Y. Tribune . 64 ' Of all bad things by [ with ] which mankind ...
... ladies and gentlemen . " " The Phi Beta Kappa ode to ' The Republic ' is distin- guished by [ for ] dignity of tone and . . . by [ for ] . . . elevation of style . " - N . Y. Tribune . 64 ' Of all bad things by [ with ] which mankind ...
Sayfa 44
... lady in ques- tionable 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 ...
... lady in ques- tionable 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 ...
Sayfa 59
... 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 . The editor of the Brooklyn ...
... 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 . The editor of the Brooklyn ...
Sayfa 90
... lady is never allowed to ride or drive alone with a gentleman ; neither is she allowed to walk upon [ in ] the street , visit any friend , nor to attend a public ball , ex- cept [ unless ] she is accompanied by some member of the family ...
... lady is never allowed to ride or drive alone with a gentleman ; neither is she allowed to walk upon [ in ] the street , visit any friend , nor to attend a public ball , ex- cept [ unless ] she is accompanied by some member of the family ...
Sayfa 98
... lady her hair , and the school- boy his rules . At a public meeting , it is fixed who are to be the candidates for office , rules are fixed to govern an institution , and when all arrangements have been made the people contentedly say ...
... lady her hair , and the school- boy his rules . At a public meeting , it is fixed who are to be the candidates for office , rules are fixed to govern an institution , and when all arrangements have been made the people contentedly say ...
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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