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, 1902 - 337 sayfa |
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... erly used in speaking of accounts - the difference between the debits and the credits . 46 ' It sold to them by the square foot land which [ that ] it had bought at acre prices , generally [ usually ] taking one third in cash and part ...
... erly used in speaking of accounts - the difference between the debits and the credits . 46 ' It sold to them by the square foot land which [ that ] it had bought at acre prices , generally [ usually ] taking one third in cash and part ...
Sayfa 49
... “ a clever man ” is the equivalent of the French phrase , un homme d'esprit . " The word is prop- erly used in the following sentences : " Every work of 66 Archbishop Whately must be an object of interest to the THE VERBALIST . 49.
... “ a clever man ” is the equivalent of the French phrase , un homme d'esprit . " The word is prop- erly used in the following sentences : " Every work of 66 Archbishop Whately must be an object of interest to the THE VERBALIST . 49.
Sayfa 151
... erly said to appertain to the future .'- Harris's Hermes , Book I , chap . viii ( p . 155 , foot - note , ed . 1771 ) . For Harris's being not now doing , which is to translate un yevóμeva , the modern school , if they pursued ...
... erly said to appertain to the future .'- Harris's Hermes , Book I , chap . viii ( p . 155 , foot - note , ed . 1771 ) . For Harris's being not now doing , which is to translate un yevóμeva , the modern school , if they pursued ...
Sayfa 156
... erly kinsmen . And yet it would seem that kinsfolk may be used in speaking of all who are related by family ties- all relatives , whether related by blood or by marriage . The term kinsman is to be preferred to either relative , 156 THE ...
... erly kinsmen . And yet it would seem that kinsfolk may be used in speaking of all who are related by family ties- all relatives , whether related by blood or by marriage . The term kinsman is to be preferred to either relative , 156 THE ...
Sayfa 174
... erly broiled " is apparent at a glance . " The colon may be properly used in the following cases , " should be , " may properly be used . " " This mode of expression rather suits a familiar than a grave style , " should be , " suits a ...
... erly broiled " is apparent at a glance . " The colon may be properly used in the following cases , " should be , " may properly be used . " " This mode of expression rather suits a familiar than a grave style , " should be , " suits a ...
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