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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... opinion ; to admit . Thus : 06 ' He allows [ thinks ] that he has the finest horse in the country . " 66 When the editor saw it he allowed [ admitted ] that it wasn't so very much of an error after all . " “ Arthur soon allowed ...
... opinion ; to admit . Thus : 06 ' He allows [ thinks ] that he has the finest horse in the country . " 66 When the editor saw it he allowed [ admitted ] that it wasn't so very much of an error after all . " “ Arthur soon allowed ...
Sayfa 11
... opinion that the English language is commonly better written in England than it is in America . Those that think so are counseled o examine the diction of some of the most noted English critics and essayists , beginning , if they will ...
... opinion that the English language is commonly better written in England than it is in America . Those that think so are counseled o examine the diction of some of the most noted English critics and essayists , beginning , if they will ...
Sayfa 46
... have been made show that possessives before participles are seldom to be approved . The following ex- ample is manifestly inconsistent with itself , and , in my opinion , the three possessives are all wrong : ' 45 THE VERBALIST .
... have been made show that possessives before participles are seldom to be approved . The following ex- ample is manifestly inconsistent with itself , and , in my opinion , the three possessives are all wrong : ' 45 THE VERBALIST .
Sayfa 47
... opinion , the three possessives are all wrong : ' The kitch- en , too , now begins to give dreadful note of preparation ; not from armorers accomplishing the knights , but from the shopmaid's chopping forcemeat , the apprentice's ...
... opinion , the three possessives are all wrong : ' The kitch- en , too , now begins to give dreadful note of preparation ; not from armorers accomplishing the knights , but from the shopmaid's chopping forcemeat , the apprentice's ...
Sayfa 54
... opinion of you . " " That does not surprise me , " returned the doctor ; " all your opinions are contemptible ... opinion of me . ' ' Perhaps I may , sir , ' was the reply , for if I should find any one who holds a more contemptible ...
... opinion of you . " " That does not surprise me , " returned the doctor ; " all your opinions are contemptible ... opinion of me . ' ' Perhaps I may , sir , ' was the reply , for if I should find any one who holds a more contemptible ...
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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