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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Sayfa 143
... appears formal and pedantic ' ; and ' the easy and natural expression is " The house is building . " ' * all this little or nothing is discernible beyond sheer preju- dice , the prejudice of those who resolve to take their stand against ...
... appears formal and pedantic ' ; and ' the easy and natural expression is " The house is building . " ' * all this little or nothing is discernible beyond sheer preju- dice , the prejudice of those who resolve to take their stand against ...
Sayfa 157
... appear to advantage in the better circles Such expressions as ' She is a fine lady , a c well - dressed lady , a good lady , a modest lad lady , an amiable lady , a handsome lady , a and the like , are studiously avoided by ment ...
... appear to advantage in the better circles Such expressions as ' She is a fine lady , a c well - dressed lady , a good lady , a modest lad lady , an amiable lady , a handsome lady , a and the like , are studiously avoided by ment ...
Sayfa 165
... to smell , to feel , to sound , to appear , and to stand are also found in sentences in which the qualifying word must be an adjective , and not an adverb . We say , for example , " The rose smells sweet " ; " The butter THE VERBALIST .
... to smell , to feel , to sound , to appear , and to stand are also found in sentences in which the qualifying word must be an adjective , and not an adverb . We say , for example , " The rose smells sweet " ; " The butter THE VERBALIST .
Sayfa 166
... appears ! " 66 On the other hand , to look , to feel , to smell , to sound , and to appear are found in sentences where the qualifying word must be an adverb ; thus , " He feels his loss keenly " ; The king looked graciously on her ...
... appears ! " 66 On the other hand , to look , to feel , to smell , to sound , and to appear are found in sentences where the qualifying word must be an adverb ; thus , " He feels his loss keenly " ; The king looked graciously on her ...
Sayfa 177
... appear within bounds , he gives many examples from good authors , some of which are the following : " A most profound silence " ; " a most [ very ] just idea " ; a most [ very ] complete orator " ; " this was most [ very ] extraordinary ...
... appear within bounds , he gives many examples from good authors , some of which are the following : " A most profound silence " ; " a most [ very ] just idea " ; a most [ very ] complete orator " ; " this was most [ very ] extraordinary ...
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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