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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It is illustrated still more clearly by dozens of geographical names . “ American spelling differs from British in one respect only — its greater simplicity . Illustrations : Waggon , parlour , storey ( of a house ) , pease ( plural of ...
It is illustrated still more clearly by dozens of geographical names . “ American spelling differs from British in one respect only — its greater simplicity . Illustrations : Waggon , parlour , storey ( of a house ) , pease ( plural of ...
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The Hebrew plural of cherub . “ We are authorized , ” says Dr. Campbell , “ both by use and analogy , to say either cherubs and seraphs , according to the English idiom , or cherubim and seraphim , according to the Oriental .
The Hebrew plural of cherub . “ We are authorized , ” says Dr. Campbell , “ both by use and analogy , to say either cherubs and seraphs , according to the English idiom , or cherubim and seraphim , according to the Oriental .
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The plural of this word is effluvia . It is a common error with those that have no knowledge of Latin to speak of “ a disagreeable effluvia , ” which is as incorrect as it would be to talk about “ a disagreeable vapors .
The plural of this word is effluvia . It is a common error with those that have no knowledge of Latin to speak of “ a disagreeable effluvia , ” which is as incorrect as it would be to talk about “ a disagreeable vapors .
Sayfa 87
Plural , errata . Esquire . An esquire was originally the shield - bearer of a knight . It is much , and , in the opinion of some , rather absurdly , used in this country . Mr. Richard Grant White says on the subject of its use : “ I ...
Plural , errata . Esquire . An esquire was originally the shield - bearer of a knight . It is much , and , in the opinion of some , rather absurdly , used in this country . Mr. Richard Grant White says on the subject of its use : “ I ...
Sayfa 103
There is always a best word to use ; but one can not always find that best word , try as one may . Gentleman . Few things are in worse taste than to use the term gentleman , whether in the singular or the plural , to designate the sex .
There is always a best word to use ; but one can not always find that best word , try as one may . Gentleman . Few things are in worse taste than to use the term gentleman , whether in the singular or the plural , to designate the sex .
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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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