The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those who Would Speak and Write with ProprietyD. Appleton, 1881 - 220 sayfa |
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Sayfa 10
... equal ( for equally ) good , ' ' excellent well . ' This gives precedent for such errors as those men- tioned above . " ( 3. ) There are cases where the subject is qualified rather than the verb , as with verbs of incomplete predication ...
... equal ( for equally ) good , ' ' excellent well . ' This gives precedent for such errors as those men- tioned above . " ( 3. ) There are cases where the subject is qualified rather than the verb , as with verbs of incomplete predication ...
Sayfa 48
... equal to every other person , is not new . " The words theory and boon are here misused . A theory is a system of ... equal to that of any other person , is not new . " Or , more simply and quite as forcibly : to which one per- son has ...
... equal to every other person , is not new . " The words theory and boon are here misused . A theory is a system of ... equal to that of any other person , is not new . " Or , more simply and quite as forcibly : to which one per- son has ...
Sayfa 61
... equal . De facto : in fact ; in reality . De jure : in right ; in law . Ecce homo : behold the man . Ergo : therefore . Et cetera : and the rest ; and so on . Excerpta extracts . Exempli gratia : by way of example ; abbreviated , e . g ...
... equal . De facto : in fact ; in reality . De jure : in right ; in law . Ecce homo : behold the man . Ergo : therefore . Et cetera : and the rest ; and so on . Excerpta extracts . Exempli gratia : by way of example ; abbreviated , e . g ...
Sayfa 77
... time is short ; and that - other things being equal - the fewer words the better . Repetition is a far less serious fault than obscurity . Young writers are often THE VERBALIST . 77 Scotch minister, at the close of the services, ...
... time is short ; and that - other things being equal - the fewer words the better . Repetition is a far less serious fault than obscurity . Young writers are often THE VERBALIST . 77 Scotch minister, at the close of the services, ...
Sayfa 85
... equal to rent , " etc. Say , to substi- tute and to make . " This quality is of prime importance when the chief object is the imparting of knowledge . " Say , to impart . ... Initiate . This is a pretentious word , which , with its ...
... equal to rent , " etc. Say , to substi- tute and to make . " This quality is of prime importance when the chief object is the imparting of knowledge . " Say , to impart . ... Initiate . This is a pretentious word , which , with its ...
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