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 48
... leave his character be- hind him , but his reputation - his good name . Cheap . The dictionaries define this adjective as mean- ing , bearing a low price , or to be had at a low price ; but nowadays good usage makes it mean that a thing ...
... leave his character be- hind him , but his reputation - his good name . Cheap . The dictionaries define this adjective as mean- ing , bearing a low price , or to be had at a low price ; but nowadays good usage makes it mean that a thing ...
Sayfa 52
... leave it very in- complete . Condign . It is safe to say that most persons who use this word do not know its meaning , which is , suitable , de- served , merited , proper . His endeavors shall not lack condign praise " —i . e . , his ...
... leave it very in- complete . Condign . It is safe to say that most persons who use this word do not know its meaning , which is , suitable , de- served , merited , proper . His endeavors shall not lack condign praise " —i . e . , his ...
Sayfa 62
... [ leaves here ] for Bar Harbor to- morrow , to remain for an indefinite period . He will spend the Sabbath [ Sunday ] with Senator Eugene Hale , in Els- worth . " Deprecate . Strangely enough , this word is often mis- used in the sense of ...
... [ leaves here ] for Bar Harbor to- morrow , to remain for an indefinite period . He will spend the Sabbath [ Sunday ] with Senator Eugene Hale , in Els- worth . " Deprecate . Strangely enough , this word is often mis- used in the sense of ...
Sayfa 83
... leave out some of the words necessary to the full expression of our meaning . For example , in dating a letter to - day , we should write , " New York , August 25 , 1881 , " which would be , if fully written out , " I am now writing in ...
... leave out some of the words necessary to the full expression of our meaning . For example , in dating a letter to - day , we should write , " New York , August 25 , 1881 , " which would be , if fully written out , " I am now writing in ...
Sayfa 103
... leave out the word other . The men that use these terms most , and especially those that lose no oppor- tunity to proclaim themselves gentlemen , belong to that class of men that cock their hats on one side of THE VERBALIST . 103.
... leave out the word other . The men that use these terms most , and especially those that lose no oppor- tunity to proclaim themselves gentlemen , belong to that class of men that cock their hats on one side of THE VERBALIST . 103.
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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