An ABC of English UsageClarendon Press, 1959 - 192 Seiten |
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... spelling between the two words is artificial , but useful , and should be retained . The recent practice of spelling the noun without e ( after the French original ) is pedantic and may be misleading , since in some contexts it may make ...
... spelling between the two words is artificial , but useful , and should be retained . The recent practice of spelling the noun without e ( after the French original ) is pedantic and may be misleading , since in some contexts it may make ...
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... spelling rime in English is admitted by OED ; but this spelling is often preferred by Saxonists on the erroneous assumption that the word is derived from OE . riman , ' count ' . 2. A simple rhyme is the correspondence in sound of two ...
... spelling rime in English is admitted by OED ; but this spelling is often preferred by Saxonists on the erroneous assumption that the word is derived from OE . riman , ' count ' . 2. A simple rhyme is the correspondence in sound of two ...
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... SPELLING -This thou perceiv'st , which makes thy love more strong , To love that well which thou must leave ere long ... spelling . Various rules for spelling are given under their appropriate headings ( DOUBLE CONSONANTS , Y > I , IE ...
... SPELLING -This thou perceiv'st , which makes thy love more strong , To love that well which thou must leave ere long ... spelling . Various rules for spelling are given under their appropriate headings ( DOUBLE CONSONANTS , Y > I , IE ...
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accusative adjectival adjective clause adjective phrase adverb clause adverb phrase apposition archaic auxiliary become BLANK VERSE called colloquial common complement compound confusion conjunction connexion CONSONANTS construction correct dative definite derived distinction double doubt ellipsis English especially etymological examples expressed following sentences French genitive gerund grammatical Greek I-MUTATION iambic pentameter idiom idiomatic indirect speech infinitive inflexion intransitive intransitive verbs introducing inverted commas language Latin letter lines malapropism meaning metaphorical Mod.E modern modify negative nominative normal Note noun clause noun or pronoun object onomatopoeia original parenthesis past participle past tense periphrasis person plural poem predicate prefer prefix preposition present participle qualifying question quoted relative pronoun rhyme rhythm rule sense sentences illustrate Shakespeare simple singular sometimes sonnet spelling spelt split infinitive stands stanza stress subjunctive syllable syllepsis syntax terza rima thing thou tive usage usually verse vowel weak verbs word writing