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 Propriety |
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... who Would Speak and Write with Propriety Alfred Ayres. COPYRIGHT , 1881 , 1896 , By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY . C CopykIGHT , 1909 , BÝ HRASK 2. TREMAIN . Printed in the United States of America 808 Oss : PREFACE TO REVISED EDITION .
... who Would Speak and Write with Propriety Alfred Ayres. COPYRIGHT , 1881 , 1896 , By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY . C CopykIGHT , 1909 , BÝ HRASK 2. TREMAIN . Printed in the United States of America 808 Oss : PREFACE TO REVISED EDITION .
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As the American has no difficulty in aspirating his h's , there is no excuse for his dropping the initial h in ... The truth is , however , that most Americans that use an before these h's are not aware that , when they do so , the h ...
As the American has no difficulty in aspirating his h's , there is no excuse for his dropping the initial h in ... The truth is , however , that most Americans that use an before these h's are not aware that , when they do so , the h ...
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Here is a sentence from the pen of the most extraordinary “ whicher " I have ever met with : “ The American Consul for Syria came down here to make further inquiries into an incident which occurred a year ago at Acre , and to which I ...
Here is a sentence from the pen of the most extraordinary “ whicher " I have ever met with : “ The American Consul for Syria came down here to make further inquiries into an incident which occurred a year ago at Acre , and to which I ...
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At private sale is also peculiar to American English . The good will and furniture of the house were disposed of by ( not at ] private sale.-N. Y. Times . The elephant Emperor has been sold by auction in England for $ 500. - N . Y. Sun.
At private sale is also peculiar to American English . The good will and furniture of the house were disposed of by ( not at ] private sale.-N. Y. Times . The elephant Emperor has been sold by auction in England for $ 500. - N . Y. Sun.
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The number of Americans who ( that ) find their avocation in book - collecting has greatly increased within the last few years . " “ Let your authorship be a pastime , not a trade ; let it be your avocation , not your vocation .
The number of Americans who ( that ) find their avocation in book - collecting has greatly increased within the last few years . " “ Let your authorship be a pastime , not a trade ; let it be your avocation , not your vocation .
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| Başlık | 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 Propriety |
| Yazar | Alfred Ayres |
| Yayıncı | D. Appleton, 1911 |
| Orijinalin kaynağı: | Minnesota Üniversitesi |
| Dijital ortama aktarılmış | 21 Eki 2013 |
| ISBN | 0827436696, 9780827436695 |
| Uzunluk | 337 sayfa |
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