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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... true , as Mr. Mangon alleges [ says , or tells us ] , that the balloon was moved against the wind , " etc.— N. Y. Sun. Allegory . An elaborated metaphor is called an alle- gory ; both are figurative representations , the words used ...
... true , as Mr. Mangon alleges [ says , or tells us ] , that the balloon was moved against the wind , " etc.— N. Y. Sun. Allegory . An elaborated metaphor is called an alle- gory ; both are figurative representations , the words used ...
Sayfa 8
... has received is to be specially regretted , as its misuse has wellnigh robbed it of its true meaning , which is , to intimate delicately , to refer to without mentioning directly . Allude is now very rarely 8 THE VERBALIST .
... has received is to be specially regretted , as its misuse has wellnigh robbed it of its true meaning , which is , to intimate delicately , to refer to without mentioning directly . Allude is now very rarely 8 THE VERBALIST .
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... true value on men or things , their worth , beauty , or advantages of any sort whatsoever . Thus , an overestimate is no more appre- ciation than is an underestimate . A man is appreciated when his good and his bad qualities are justly ...
... true value on men or things , their worth , beauty , or advantages of any sort whatsoever . Thus , an overestimate is no more appre- ciation than is an underestimate . A man is appreciated when his good and his bad qualities are justly ...
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... true sense . Each word denotes an effort made in a particular way to injure . To asperse , is to speak slightingly of any one , and to insinuate that he is less worthy than he is generally believed to be . To detract , is to ascribe ...
... true sense . Each word denotes an effort made in a particular way to injure . To asperse , is to speak slightingly of any one , and to insinuate that he is less worthy than he is generally believed to be . To detract , is to ascribe ...
Sayfa 30
... True , the three boys are brothers , but there is a great difference between them . " Better . Often incorrectly used instead of more than ; as , " It is better than a year since I saw him . " Black - Blacken . Each of these two verbs ...
... True , the three boys are brothers , but there is a great difference between them . " Better . Often incorrectly used instead of more than ; as , " It is better than a year since I saw him . " Black - Blacken . Each of these two verbs ...
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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