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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I have gathered the new matter , little by little , during the last five or six years , and I trust that little has escaped me that I ought to have gathered . Of the new matter , there is nothing that is newer , or possibly of more ...
I have gathered the new matter , little by little , during the last five or six years , and I trust that little has escaped me that I ought to have gathered . Of the new matter , there is nothing that is newer , or possibly of more ...
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We are not without authority for the locution accept of , nevertheless the of is unnecessary , no matter what sense the verb is used in . We accept presents , not accept of them . Accident . See CASUALTY . Accord .
We are not without authority for the locution accept of , nevertheless the of is unnecessary , no matter what sense the verb is used in . We accept presents , not accept of them . Accident . See CASUALTY . Accord .
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6 Such sentences as the following are common , yet they are all incorrect : “ He was questioned relative [ relatively ] to the matter ” ; “ I should have done it independent ( independently ) of that circumstance " ; " previous ...
6 Such sentences as the following are common , yet they are all incorrect : “ He was questioned relative [ relatively ] to the matter ” ; “ I should have done it independent ( independently ) of that circumstance " ; " previous ...
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“ Then he was trying his ' prentice hand , and was more anxious about the treatment than about the matter . "Julian Hawthorne . ' Naturally she was anxious about the appearance he made in what is called ' society . ' ” - Badeau . Any .
“ Then he was trying his ' prentice hand , and was more anxious about the treatment than about the matter . "Julian Hawthorne . ' Naturally she was anxious about the appearance he made in what is called ' society . ' ” - Badeau . Any .
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“ I don't know as [ that ] they have either as a matter of law or of necessity . ” As , preceded by such or by same , has the force of a relative applying to persons or to things . “ He offered me the same conditions as he offered you .
“ I don't know as [ that ] they have either as a matter of law or of necessity . ” As , preceded by such or by same , has the force of a relative applying to persons or to things . “ He offered me the same conditions as he offered you .
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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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