A Short Way to Better EnglishBell, 1956 - 96 páginas |
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... correct mean- ings for case . Unfortunately , it is often used as a lazy excuse for not finding a better word . The preface to a book on good English has : Such an attitude is particularly important in the case of people who write for ...
... correct mean- ings for case . Unfortunately , it is often used as a lazy excuse for not finding a better word . The preface to a book on good English has : Such an attitude is particularly important in the case of people who write for ...
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... correct discussing disinterested . Means ' impartial , having no perso the point at issue ' . The ordinary negative uninterested and the useful distinction should no to lapse . A disinterested observer may be uninterested in what is ...
... correct discussing disinterested . Means ' impartial , having no perso the point at issue ' . The ordinary negative uninterested and the useful distinction should no to lapse . A disinterested observer may be uninterested in what is ...
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... correct . The ending -ize is etymologically correct for most verbs of this kind , and leaves no possibility of confusion about pronuncia- tion . The only objection to it is that there are some verbs , derived mostly from French , which ...
... correct . The ending -ize is etymologically correct for most verbs of this kind , and leaves no possibility of confusion about pronuncia- tion . The only objection to it is that there are some verbs , derived mostly from French , which ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
abstract nouns accusative adjective adverb ANACOLUTHON Anglo-Saxon apostrophe appear archaism auxiliary verbs become beginning brother last week clear cliché clumsy comma common compounds confusion conjunction construction correct dash dependent clauses dictionary difficult ellipsis ending English language epicene essay example express fact finite verb foreign full stop genitive give grammar grammarian group of words hyphen idea idiom imply important interpolated jargon Latin letter literary litotes main clause main verb malapropism meaning metaphor mistake modern English necessary negative normal omitted OTTO JESPERSEN paragraph participle passage perhaps periodic sentence person plural possible practice précis preposition problem pronoun punctuation question quotation marks reader refers relative pronoun repetition rule Saxon semi-colon sense sentence short simple singular slang sometimes speech spelling spoken stand statement style syllable synecdoche synonym thing tion to-day usage usually vocabulary vowel whole words and phrases write written