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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... John Nichol's English Composition , William Cobbett's English Grammar , Peter Bullion's English Grammar , Goold Brown's Grammar of English Grammars , Graham's English Synonymes , Bigelow's Hand - book of Punctuation , and other kindred ...
... John Nichol's English Composition , William Cobbett's English Grammar , Peter Bullion's English Grammar , Goold Brown's Grammar of English Grammars , Graham's English Synonymes , Bigelow's Hand - book of Punctuation , and other kindred ...
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... John Bull , Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress , etc. Fables and parables are short allegories . Allow . This word is frequently misused in the West and South , where it is made to do service for think ; to be of opinion ; to admit . Thus : 06 ...
... John Bull , Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress , etc. Fables and parables are short allegories . Allow . This word is frequently misused in the West and South , where it is made to do service for think ; to be of opinion ; to admit . Thus : 06 ...
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... John went out with James and I " : are stronger than him " : say , than he . I " : say , and me . " Between you and they " : say , and them . " He gave it to John and I " : say , and me . " You told John and I " : say , and me . " He ...
... John went out with James and I " : are stronger than him " : say , than he . I " : say , and me . " Between you and they " : say , and them . " He gave it to John and I " : say , and me . " You told John and I " : say , and me . " He ...
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... John's ( or his , your , etc. ) refusing to go . ' ' I am surprised at John ( or him , you , etc. ) refus- ing to go . ' [ In the latter sentence refusing is a participle . ] The latter construction is not so common with pronouns as ...
... John's ( or his , your , etc. ) refusing to go . ' ' I am surprised at John ( or him , you , etc. ) refus- ing to go . ' [ In the latter sentence refusing is a participle . ] The latter construction is not so common with pronouns as ...
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... John , in the Post Office London Directory , or of area railings along Wimpole Street . " Begin is opposed to end ; commence to complete : one begins a thing with a view of ending it ; one commences a thing with a view of completing it ...
... John , in the Post Office London Directory , or of area railings along Wimpole Street . " Begin is opposed to end ; commence to complete : one begins a thing with a view of ending it ; one commences a thing with a view of completing it ...
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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