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 81
... rarely . Eliminate . This word , which means to put out , to exclude , is sometimes erroneously used in the sense of elicit , attain , elucidate , separate , rid , elaborate , distinguish , alienate , and so on . " Mr. Horsman's ' first ...
... rarely . Eliminate . This word , which means to put out , to exclude , is sometimes erroneously used in the sense of elicit , attain , elucidate , separate , rid , elaborate , distinguish , alienate , and so on . " Mr. Horsman's ' first ...
Sayfa 82
... rarely met with , yet the sentence is from the Quarterly Review . " To eliminate [ separate ] the real effect of art from the effects of the abuse with which it was associated . " - Ruskin . " All we can do is to select the salient ...
... rarely met with , yet the sentence is from the Quarterly Review . " To eliminate [ separate ] the real effect of art from the effects of the abuse with which it was associated . " - Ruskin . " All we can do is to select the salient ...
Sayfa 91
... rarely results in the death of the persons upon whom they are executed . In the hanging of a criminal , it is , then , not the criminal that is executed , but the law and the sentence . The criminal is hanged . Expect . This verb always ...
... rarely results in the death of the persons upon whom they are executed . In the hanging of a criminal , it is , then , not the criminal that is executed , but the law and the sentence . The criminal is hanged . Expect . This verb always ...
Sayfa 103
... rarely ; generally and frequently to occasionally or seldom ; usually to casually . Men com- monly judge of others by themselves ; those who judge by the mere exterior are generally deceived ; but notwithstand- ing every precaution ...
... rarely ; generally and frequently to occasionally or seldom ; usually to casually . Men com- monly judge of others by themselves ; those who judge by the mere exterior are generally deceived ; but notwithstand- ing every precaution ...
Sayfa 121
... rarely misapplied , even in conversation , by the better class of Americans . English- men , whether in writing or [ in ] speaking , invariably lose sight of the true meaning of the word . To ' have an idea that it is best to act justly ...
... rarely misapplied , even in conversation , by the better class of Americans . English- men , whether in writing or [ in ] speaking , invariably lose sight of the true meaning of the word . To ' have an idea that it is best to act justly ...
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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