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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... no matter what sense the verb is used in . We accept presents , not accept of them . Accident . See CASUALTY . Accord . " He [ the Secretary of the Treasury 2 THE VERBALIST . edge to practical purposes. Both these faculties are requi- ...
... no matter what sense the verb is used in . We accept presents , not accept of them . Accident . See CASUALTY . Accord . " He [ the Secretary of the Treasury 2 THE VERBALIST . edge to practical purposes. Both these faculties are requi- ...
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... verb to administer , it is to be hoped that he was hanged . Gov- ernments , oaths , medicine , affairs - such as the affairs of the state - are administered , but not blows : they are dealt . Adopt . This word is often used instead of ...
... verb to administer , it is to be hoped that he was hanged . Gov- ernments , oaths , medicine , affairs - such as the affairs of the state - are administered , but not blows : they are dealt . Adopt . This word is often used instead of ...
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... verb do duty for expect , and sometimes for foresee . Anticipate is derived from two Latin words meaning before and to take , and , when properly used , means , to take before- hand ; to go before so as to preclude another ; to get the ...
... verb do duty for expect , and sometimes for foresee . Anticipate is derived from two Latin words meaning before and to take , and , when properly used , means , to take before- hand ; to go before so as to preclude another ; to get the ...
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... verb only , aren't can hardly be considered good colloquial usage . Artist . Of late years this word has been appropriated by the members of so many crafts that it has wellnigh been despoiled of its meaning . Your cook , your barber ...
... verb only , aren't can hardly be considered good colloquial usage . Artist . Of late years this word has been appropriated by the members of so many crafts that it has wellnigh been despoiled of its meaning . Your cook , your barber ...
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... verb auction means , “ to sell by auction ” —i . e . , by offering to the high- est bidder . Several prominent auctioneers in New York habitually announce the sale of pictures , statuary , and books " by auction . " At private sale is ...
... verb auction means , “ to sell by auction ” —i . e . , by offering to the high- est bidder . Several prominent auctioneers in New York habitually announce the sale of pictures , statuary , and books " by auction . " At private sale is ...
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