The Knowledge of EnglishH. Holt, 1927 - 572 Seiten |
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... words will perform , but these words cannot compel infallibly any particular understanding . How often it happens that two persons will interpret what seems like perfectly plain English in quite different ways ! Words do not have ...
... words will perform , but these words cannot compel infallibly any particular understanding . How often it happens that two persons will interpret what seems like perfectly plain English in quite different ways ! Words do not have ...
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... words in an English context , with the expectation that they would be accepted as English words by his readers , and they became thereby , and to the extent to which they have been read and under- stood , parts of the English language ...
... words in an English context , with the expectation that they would be accepted as English words by his readers , and they became thereby , and to the extent to which they have been read and under- stood , parts of the English language ...
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... words doubtfully English than on the side of omitting words genuinely English . But the dictionary makers have not always been so industrious . The comprehensive , encyclopedic dictionary of modern times is of fairly recent origin . Dr ...
... words doubtfully English than on the side of omitting words genuinely English . But the dictionary makers have not always been so industrious . The comprehensive , encyclopedic dictionary of modern times is of fairly recent origin . Dr ...
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... word has nothing to do with determining the ultimate fate of it . In the English language are words from German , French , Dutch , Chinese , Japanese , Malay , and a dozen other languages which have become as English as any of the words ...
... word has nothing to do with determining the ultimate fate of it . In the English language are words from German , French , Dutch , Chinese , Japanese , Malay , and a dozen other languages which have become as English as any of the words ...
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... word . A moment ago the words zeitgeist and hinterland were mentioned as doubtfully English , but if they are doubtful , it is not because they look and sound like German words . The word kindergarten is just as German as either of the ...
... word . A moment ago the words zeitgeist and hinterland were mentioned as doubtfully English , but if they are doubtful , it is not because they look and sound like German words . The word kindergarten is just as German as either of the ...
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