The Knowledge of EnglishH. Holt, 1927 - 572 Seiten |
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... rules of punctuation , paragraphing , sentence structure , and the other minutiae of rhetorical instruction . That these technical details are important goes without saying . At the very moment of speaking and writing , the particular ...
... rules of punctuation , paragraphing , sentence structure , and the other minutiae of rhetorical instruction . That these technical details are important goes without saying . At the very moment of speaking and writing , the particular ...
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... rule , and sickness the exception . So in language , the unimpeded flow of speech , the perfect marriage of language and occasion , this is normal and healthy . Hesitation and uncertainty be- tween two or more possible choices in speech ...
... rule , and sickness the exception . So in language , the unimpeded flow of speech , the perfect marriage of language and occasion , this is normal and healthy . Hesitation and uncertainty be- tween two or more possible choices in speech ...
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... rules of grammar right and left may be by all reasonable standards much more highly educated than a social parasite who uses the language with utmost propriety . But , of course , the carpenter we have supposed would not be highly ...
... rules of grammar right and left may be by all reasonable standards much more highly educated than a social parasite who uses the language with utmost propriety . But , of course , the carpenter we have supposed would not be highly ...
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... rule . Thus the dative him was changed to a subject he , the verb remained , and as the verb stand does not ordinarily take an object , the prep- osition in was brought down , one may say from heaven , to take care of the original ...
... rule . Thus the dative him was changed to a subject he , the verb remained , and as the verb stand does not ordinarily take an object , the prep- osition in was brought down , one may say from heaven , to take care of the original ...
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... rules prove to be unsatisfactory tests whereby English may justify itself , apparently one must appeal to a different kind of court . The tests so far proposed have the advantage of being definite and con- crete , but they have the ...
... rules prove to be unsatisfactory tests whereby English may justify itself , apparently one must appeal to a different kind of court . The tests so far proposed have the advantage of being definite and con- crete , but they have the ...
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