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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... expression we often hear - is nonsense . " I have great regard for him , " or , " I think a great deal of him , " or , " I hold him in high esteem , " is what we should say . We value , or prize , things highly , not appreciate them ...
... expression we often hear - is nonsense . " I have great regard for him , " or , " I think a great deal of him , " or , " I hold him in high esteem , " is what we should say . We value , or prize , things highly , not appreciate them ...
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... expression is an Americanism ; in England it is unknown . Johnson says the 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 ...
... expression is an Americanism ; in England it is unknown . Johnson says the 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 ...
Sayfa 27
... expression often heard but not correct . We should say , " A while ago . " See SINCE . Bad cold . Inasmuch as colds are never good , why say a bad cold ? We may talk about slight colds and severe colds , but not about bad colds . Badly ...
... expression often heard but not correct . We should say , " A while ago . " See SINCE . Bad cold . Inasmuch as colds are never good , why say a bad cold ? We may talk about slight colds and severe colds , but not about bad colds . Badly ...
Sayfa 29
... expressions as , " We all belong , ' , " " Do you belong , " and the like , meaning , belong to an association of some sort . The only authority for this locution is vulgar usage . Belongings . An old idiomatic expression now coming ...
... expressions as , " We all belong , ' , " " Do you belong , " and the like , meaning , belong to an association of some sort . The only authority for this locution is vulgar usage . Belongings . An old idiomatic expression now coming ...
Sayfa 32
... expressions as , " Go to Mrs. D.'s and bring her this bundle ; and here- you may fetch her this book also . " We use the words correctly thus : " Fetch , or go bring , me an apple from the cellar " ; " When you come home , bring some ...
... expressions as , " Go to Mrs. D.'s and bring her this bundle ; and here- you may fetch her this book also . " We use the words correctly thus : " Fetch , or go bring , me an apple from the cellar " ; " When you come home , bring some ...
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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