 to a foreigner. One of them looking at a picture of a number of vessels, said, -'See, what a flock of ships !" He was told that a flock of ships was called a fleet, and that a fleet of sheep was called a flock. And it was added, for his guidance in mastering...  Vermont School Journal and Family Visitor - Página 2321864Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 1864 - 444 páginas
...looking at a picture of a number of vessels, said, " See, what a flock of ships!" He was told that s flock of ships was called a fleet, and that a fleet...And it was added, for his guidance in mastering the intricacies of our language, that "a flock of girls is called a bevy, that a bevy of wolves is called... | |
 | 1866 - 758 páginas
...formidable to a foreigner. One of them, looking at a picture of a number of vessels, said, 4i bee, what a flock of ships !" He was told that a flock...ships was called a fleet, and that a fleet of sheep wits called a flock. And it was added, tor his guidance in mastering the intricacies of our language,... | |
 | Mark Twain - 1866 - 960 páginas
...sufficiently pertinent to reproduce here. A foreigner, looking at a picture of a number of vessels, Mid : " See, what a flock of ships." He was told that a flock of ships was called a fleet, bat that a fleet of sheep was called a flock. And it was added, for his guidance in mastering the intricacies... | |
 | 1866 - 544 páginas
...Course of Time." —The construction of the English language must appear most formidable to a foroigner. One of them, looking at a picture of a number of vessels, said, " See, what a flook of ships I" Ho was told that a flock of ships was called a fleet, and that a fleet of sheep was... | |
 | 1869 - 730 páginas
...FOREIGNERS AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. THE English language must appear fearfully and wonderfully made to a foreigner. One of them, looking at a picture...was told that a flock of ships was called a fleet, but that a fleet of sheep was called a flock. And it was added for his guidance in mastering the intricacies... | |
 | 1870 - 300 páginas
...ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUST appear fearfully and wonderfully made to a foreigner. One of them, looking at the picture of a number of vessels, said, " See what a...And it was added, for his guidance, in mastering the intricacies of our language, that a flock of girls is called a bevy, that a bevy of wolves is called... | |
 | Charles Hartley - 1871 - 90 páginas
...as, Well, better, best. MISAPPLICATION OF WORDS. Many persons misapply words, like the foreigner who, looking at a picture of a number of vessels, said,...And it was added for his guidance in mastering the intricacies of our language, that a flock of girls is called a bevy, that a bevy of wolves is called... | |
 | Joseph James Hargrave - 1871 - 638 páginas
...of births, marriages, and deaths thus, ‘hatched,' ‘matched,' and ‘despatched.' “A foreigner looking at a picture of a number of vessels said, see what a flock of ships. He was told that a fleck of ships was called a fleet, and that a fleet of sheep was called a flock. And it was added for... | |
 | Charles Carroll Bombaugh - 1875 - 868 páginas
...distinguished by their use of simple Saxon. SOURCES OF THE LANGUAGE. NOUNS OF MULTITUDE. A foreigner looking at a picture of a number of vessels, said,...And it was added, for his guidance, in mastering the intricacies of our language, that a flock of girls is called a bevy, that a bevy of wolves is called... | |
 | 1876 - 358 páginas
...nation. Curiosities of the English Language. A Frenchman, while looking at a number of vessels exclaimed: "See what a flock of ships !" He was told that a flock of ships was called a fleet, but that a fleet of sheep was called a flock. To assist him in mastering the intricacies of the English... | |
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