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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... natural field , rising into inequalities and diversi- fied by the varied exuberance of abundant vegetation ; Pope's is a velvet lawn , shaven by the scythe and leveled by the roller . " There are forms of antithesis in which the ...
... natural field , rising into inequalities and diversi- fied by the varied exuberance of abundant vegetation ; Pope's is a velvet lawn , shaven by the scythe and leveled by the roller . " There are forms of antithesis in which the ...
Sayfa 36
... natural ; and the operation of the causes which give rise to them is palpable even in our handwriting , which , if not uniform with itself , is generally , nevertheless , so unlike common English script as to be readily distinguished ...
... natural ; and the operation of the causes which give rise to them is palpable even in our handwriting , which , if not uniform with itself , is generally , nevertheless , so unlike common English script as to be readily distinguished ...
Sayfa 47
... natural faults as maiming and mutilation has from accidents . " - Burke . " Men are exposed to more casualties than women , as battles , sea voyages , with several dangerous trades and professions . " — Addison . Celebrity . " A number ...
... natural faults as maiming and mutilation has from accidents . " - Burke . " Men are exposed to more casualties than women , as battles , sea voyages , with several dangerous trades and professions . " — Addison . Celebrity . " A number ...
Sayfa 98
... natural indolence which [ that ] avoids the trouble of careful thought at all hazards , and [ of ] that restless hurry which [ that ] ever makes the word welcome that comes up first and saves time . Whatever is to be made , whatever ...
... natural indolence which [ that ] avoids the trouble of careful thought at all hazards , and [ of ] that restless hurry which [ that ] ever makes the word welcome that comes up first and saves time . Whatever is to be made , whatever ...
Sayfa 116
... natural death . ' And not long since a worthy Scotch minister , at the close of the services , intimated his intention of visiting some of his people as follows : ' I in- tend during this week to visit in Mr. M- -'s district , and will ...
... natural death . ' And not long since a worthy Scotch minister , at the close of the services , intimated his intention of visiting some of his people as follows : ' I in- tend during this week to visit in Mr. M- -'s district , and will ...
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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