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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... thing . He has a black and white horse . " If two horses is meant , it is clear that it should be , " He has a black and a white one . " " The creed supposes the coexistence of a benevolent and [ a ] malevolent principle . ” A principle ...
... thing . He has a black and white horse . " If two horses is meant , it is clear that it should be , " He has a black and a white one . " " The creed supposes the coexistence of a benevolent and [ a ] malevolent principle . ” A principle ...
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... thing by which the mental power is exercised in executing , or performing , what has been perceived by the capacity . " — Graham's English Synonymes . Abortive . An outlandish use of this word may be oc- casionally met with , especially ...
... thing by which the mental power is exercised in executing , or performing , what has been perceived by the capacity . " — Graham's English Synonymes . Abortive . An outlandish use of this word may be oc- casionally met with , especially ...
Sayfa 12
... thing as a Greek and Latin language . And sometimes very improperly introduces a relative clause , no relative having occurred before , thus : " I have a book , printed at Antwerp , and which was once Adam Smith's . " If the proper ...
... thing as a Greek and Latin language . And sometimes very improperly introduces a relative clause , no relative having occurred before , thus : " I have a book , printed at Antwerp , and which was once Adam Smith's . " If the proper ...
Sayfa 19
... things , its effect is vulgarizing . " Apostrophe . Turning from the person or persons to whom a discourse is addressed and appealing to some person or thing absent , constitutes what , in rhetoric , is called the apostrophe . The ...
... things , its effect is vulgarizing . " Apostrophe . Turning from the person or persons to whom a discourse is addressed and appealing to some person or thing absent , constitutes what , in rhetoric , is called the apostrophe . The ...
Sayfa 20
... things highly , not appreciate them highly . This word is also very improperly made to do service for rise or increase in ... thing . " " 6 There is a distinction between the faculties of com- prehension and apprehension . If I take the ...
... things highly , not appreciate them highly . This word is also very improperly made to do service for rise or increase in ... thing . " " 6 There is a distinction between the faculties of com- prehension and apprehension . If I take the ...
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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