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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This idiom , though popular , is not sanctioned by the best usage . The of is always a superfluity . “ I have them all , ” not “ I have all of them ” ; “ Take it all , ” not “ Take all of it . ” All over . “ The disease spread all over ...
This idiom , though popular , is not sanctioned by the best usage . The of is always a superfluity . “ I have them all , ” not “ I have all of them ” ; “ Take it all , ” not “ Take all of it . ” All over . “ The disease spread all over ...
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Unlike “ we're , ” " you're , " " I'm , ” “ I'll , ” “ they'll , ” “ he'll , ” etc. , which are all contractions of the verb only , aren't can irardly be considered good colloquial usage . Artist . Of late years this word has been ...
Unlike “ we're , ” " you're , " " I'm , ” “ I'll , ” “ they'll , ” “ he'll , ” etc. , which are all contractions of the verb only , aren't can irardly be considered good colloquial usage . Artist . Of late years this word has been ...
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Defined as an offense against good usage , by the use of an improper word - i . e . , a word that is antiquated or improperly formed . Preventative , enthuse , agri . culturalist , donate , etc. , are barbarisms . See also SOLECISM .
Defined as an offense against good usage , by the use of an improper word - i . e . , a word that is antiquated or improperly formed . Preventative , enthuse , agri . culturalist , donate , etc. , are barbarisms . See also SOLECISM .
Sayfa 29
The only authority for this locution is vulgar usage . Belongings . An old idiomatic expression now coming into use again . Beside - Besides . In the later unabridged editions of Webster's Dictionary we find the following remarks ...
The only authority for this locution is vulgar usage . Belongings . An old idiomatic expression now coming into use again . Beside - Besides . In the later unabridged editions of Webster's Dictionary we find the following remarks ...
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The dictionaries define this adjective as meaning , bearing a low price , or to be had at a low price ; but nowadays good usage makes it mean that a thing may be had , or has been sold , at a bargain . Hence , in order to make sure of ...
The dictionaries define this adjective as meaning , bearing a low price , or to be had at a low price ; but nowadays good usage makes it mean that a thing may be had , or has been sold , at a bargain . Hence , in order to make sure of ...
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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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