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 51
... manner peculiar to themselves . They say , for example , " commenced merchant , " , " " commenced actor , " " commenced politician , " and so on . Dr. Hall tells us that commence has been employed in the sense of " begin to be ...
... manner peculiar to themselves . They say , for example , " commenced merchant , " , " " commenced actor , " " commenced politician , " and so on . Dr. Hall tells us that commence has been employed in the sense of " begin to be ...
Sayfa 62
... manners were , in truth , not always of the most amiable description . " " But little trace has been left of Roman occupation , and such remains as have been discovered are mainly of the portable description that affords little proof of ...
... manners were , in truth , not always of the most amiable description . " " But little trace has been left of Roman occupation , and such remains as have been discovered are mainly of the portable description that affords little proof of ...
Sayfa 63
... manners deteriorate . Determined . See BOUND . Diametrically . Sometimes misused for absolutely . " Motives and acts which [ that ] are not only without foundation , but [ are ] diametrically [ absolutely ] untrue . " The word is ...
... manners deteriorate . Determined . See BOUND . Diametrically . Sometimes misused for absolutely . " Motives and acts which [ that ] are not only without foundation , but [ are ] diametrically [ absolutely ] untrue . " The word is ...
Sayfa 68
... manner possible , the sentence really says : Men would find their mansions more burdened , but would find them with this increased burden happily bal- anced by the exemption , " etc. The sentence should have been framed somewhat in this ...
... manner possible , the sentence really says : Men would find their mansions more burdened , but would find them with this increased burden happily bal- anced by the exemption , " etc. The sentence should have been framed somewhat in this ...
Sayfa 70
... manner as well as to mat- ter , it is probable that his diction would be very different from what it is ; and if he were to give a few minutes to the making of verbal corrections in the foregoing para- graph , he would , perhaps , do ...
... manner as well as to mat- ter , it is probable that his diction would be very different from what it is ; and if he were to give a few minutes to the making of verbal corrections in the foregoing para- graph , he would , perhaps , do ...
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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