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 99
... doubt be a [ of ] very great ad- vantage . " Substitute large for immense , and take out vast , many , and very , and the language becomes much more forcible . Again : " The very first effect of the taxation plan would be destructive to ...
... doubt be a [ of ] very great ad- vantage . " Substitute large for immense , and take out vast , many , and very , and the language becomes much more forcible . Again : " The very first effect of the taxation plan would be destructive to ...
Sayfa 105
... speak of their wares as their goods ; but Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Constable should— and I doubt not do - speak of their gowns as being made of fine or coarse silk , cashmere , muslin , or 8 THE VERBALIST . 105 Gerund. "I have work to do,' ...
... speak of their wares as their goods ; but Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Constable should— and I doubt not do - speak of their gowns as being made of fine or coarse silk , cashmere , muslin , or 8 THE VERBALIST . 105 Gerund. "I have work to do,' ...
Sayfa 111
... doubt . " — Schele de Vere . Denotes , to attempt to hit upon at ran- dom . It is a gross vulgarism to use the word guess not in its true and specific sense , but simply for think or sup- pose . " - Webster . " 6 Guess , as used by the ...
... doubt . " — Schele de Vere . Denotes , to attempt to hit upon at ran- dom . It is a gross vulgarism to use the word guess not in its true and specific sense , but simply for think or sup- pose . " - Webster . " 6 Guess , as used by the ...
Sayfa 121
... doubt if this will ever reach you " : say , “ I doubt whether this will ever reach you . " " Go and see if [ whether ] he has come . " Ill . See SICK . Illy . It will astonish not a few to learn that there is no such word as illy . The ...
... doubt if this will ever reach you " : say , “ I doubt whether this will ever reach you . " " Go and see if [ whether ] he has come . " Ill . See SICK . Illy . It will astonish not a few to learn that there is no such word as illy . The ...
Sayfa 136
... doubt if more than one of these novelties deserve acceptation . That one is , substituting a compound participle for an active verb used in a neuter signification : for instance , " The house is being built , " instead of , " The house ...
... doubt if more than one of these novelties deserve acceptation . That one is , substituting a compound participle for an active verb used in a neuter signification : for instance , " The house is being built , " instead of , " The house ...
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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