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 35
Thus , Americans incline to give to every syllable of a written word a distinct enunciation ; and the popular habit is to say dic - tion - ar - y , mil - it - ar - y , with a secondary accent on the penultimate , instead of sinking the ...
Thus , Americans incline to give to every syllable of a written word a distinct enunciation ; and the popular habit is to say dic - tion - ar - y , mil - it - ar - y , with a secondary accent on the penultimate , instead of sinking the ...
Sayfa 55
On the other hand , Dr. Fitzedward Hall says : “ As for conversationist and conversationalist , agriculturist and agriculturalist , as all are alike legitimate formations , it is for conven . tion to decide which we are to prefer .
On the other hand , Dr. Fitzedward Hall says : “ As for conversationist and conversationalist , agriculturist and agriculturalist , as all are alike legitimate formations , it is for conven . tion to decide which we are to prefer .
Sayfa 197
tion . ” — John Oliver Hobbs . Three onlys , and all misplaced . Other . This word is very often improperly omitted in sentences like the following : “ Is there any State in this Union that has contributed so much to the honor and ...
tion . ” — John Oliver Hobbs . Three onlys , and all misplaced . Other . This word is very often improperly omitted in sentences like the following : “ Is there any State in this Union that has contributed so much to the honor and ...
Sayfa 312
These words are frequently confounded . A man's vocation is his profession , his calling , his business ; and his avocations are the things that occupy him incidentally . Mademoiselle Bernhardt's voca . tion is acting ; her avocations ...
These words are frequently confounded . A man's vocation is his profession , his calling , his business ; and his avocations are the things that occupy him incidentally . Mademoiselle Bernhardt's voca . tion is acting ; her avocations ...
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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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