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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Sayfa 51
Dr. Hall tells us that commence has been employed in the sense of “ begin to be , " " become , ” " set up as , ” by first - class writers , for more than two centuries . Careful speakers make small use of commence in any sense ...
Dr. Hall tells us that commence has been employed in the sense of “ begin to be , " " become , ” " set up as , ” by first - class writers , for more than two centuries . Careful speakers make small use of commence in any sense ...
Sayfa 55
The adoption of continuous brakes on the British railways is becoming general . Let us hope that the result may be by means of the continuous brakes to avoid the continual smash . ” — Judy . See PERPETUALLY .
The adoption of continuous brakes on the British railways is becoming general . Let us hope that the result may be by means of the continuous brakes to avoid the continual smash . ” — Judy . See PERPETUALLY .
Sayfa 56
the terms of a proposition are transposed , the subject becoming predicate , the predicate , subject ; thus , Some boasters are cowards ; therefore , conversely , some cowards are boasters . ” “ To have wit , it is necessary to be ...
the terms of a proposition are transposed , the subject becoming predicate , the predicate , subject ; thus , Some boasters are cowards ; therefore , conversely , some cowards are boasters . ” “ To have wit , it is necessary to be ...
Sayfa 93
The have been should be were , and the have become should be became . Many pronominal adverbs are correlatives of each other . " - Harkness's New Latin Grammar , p . 147. Should be one another . much better for you as seller and the ...
The have been should be were , and the have become should be became . Many pronominal adverbs are correlatives of each other . " - Harkness's New Latin Grammar , p . 147. Should be one another . much better for you as seller and the ...
Sayfa 99
Substitute large for immense , and take out vast , many , and very , and the language becomes much more forcible . Again : “ The very first effect of the taxation plan would be destructive to the interests of this great multitude ...
Substitute large for immense , and take out vast , many , and very , and the language becomes much more forcible . Again : “ The very first effect of the taxation plan would be destructive to the interests of this great multitude ...
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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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