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 Propriety |
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Sayfa 44
Thackeray similarly adverts to the same deviation from the rule : “ “ Is that him ? " said the lady in questionable grammar . ' But , notwithstanding this , ” continues Dr. Bain , we certainly hear in the actual speech of all classes of ...
Thackeray similarly adverts to the same deviation from the rule : “ “ Is that him ? " said the lady in questionable grammar . ' But , notwithstanding this , ” continues Dr. Bain , we certainly hear in the actual speech of all classes of ...
Sayfa 46
The difficulty of adhering to the possessive form occurs when the subject is not a person : ' It does not seem safe to rely on the rule of demand creating supply ' : in strictness , ' Demand's creating supply .
The difficulty of adhering to the possessive form occurs when the subject is not a person : ' It does not seem safe to rely on the rule of demand creating supply ' : in strictness , ' Demand's creating supply .
Sayfa 60
In short , Mr. Ayres has set forth on a fool's errand when he attempts to reform a language in no serious need of reformation by the establishment of [ establishing ] such arbitrary rules as he sets forth .
In short , Mr. Ayres has set forth on a fool's errand when he attempts to reform a language in no serious need of reformation by the establishment of [ establishing ] such arbitrary rules as he sets forth .
Sayfa 76
No precise rule has ever been given to guide us in our choice between these two forms of the possessive case . Sometimes it is not material which form is employed ; where , however , it is material - and it commonly is — we must ...
No precise rule has ever been given to guide us in our choice between these two forms of the possessive case . Sometimes it is not material which form is employed ; where , however , it is material - and it commonly is — we must ...
Sayfa 86
A man's style depends much on his choice of epithets ; those that use them sparingly , as a rule , are the better writers . Equally as well . A redundant form of expression , as any one will see who for a moment considers it .
A man's style depends much on his choice of epithets ; those that use them sparingly , as a rule , are the better writers . Equally as well . A redundant form of expression , as any one will see who for a moment considers it .
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| Başlık | 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 Propriety |
| Yazar | Alfred Ayres |
| Yayıncı | D. Appleton, 1911 |
| Orijinalin kaynağı: | Minnesota Üniversitesi |
| Dijital ortama aktarılmış | 21 Eki 2013 |
| ISBN | 0827436696, 9780827436695 |
| Uzunluk | 337 sayfa |
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