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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... word , as to adopt means to assume as one's own . Adopt is sometimes so misused that its meaning is in- verted . " Wanted to adopt , " in the heading of advertise- ments , not infrequently is intended to mean that the adver- tiser ...
... word , as to adopt means to assume as one's own . Adopt is sometimes so misused that its meaning is in- verted . " Wanted to adopt , " in the heading of advertise- ments , not infrequently is intended to mean that the adver- tiser ...
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... word anxious ; it was that of the word desirous . Here are some examples of the proper use of anxious : " The office of the Monarch Line of steamships had many callers yesterday . They had friends or relatives on board the Lydian ...
... word anxious ; it was that of the word desirous . Here are some examples of the proper use of anxious : " The office of the Monarch Line of steamships had many callers yesterday . They had friends or relatives on board the Lydian ...
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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 Alfred Ayres. Any . This word is sometimes made to do service for at all ...
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 Alfred Ayres. Any . This word is sometimes made to do service for at all ...
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... words , is called an aphorism . " Strain the phraseology and you weaken the effect . " " When the words outnumber ... word in the language has cause to complain of ill - treatment , this one has . Appreciate means , to estimate justly ...
... words , is called an aphorism . " Strain the phraseology and you weaken the effect . " " When the words outnumber ... word in the language has cause to complain of ill - treatment , this one has . Appreciate means , to estimate justly ...
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... word by Mr. Chauncey Depew : " He appreciated that his countrymen had a claim on his memory . " Apprehend - Comprehend . The English often use the first of these two words where we use the second . Both express an effort of the thinking ...
... word by Mr. Chauncey Depew : " He appreciated that his countrymen had a claim on his memory . " Apprehend - Comprehend . The English often use the first of these two words where we use the second . Both express an effort of the thinking ...
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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