A Dictionary of Modern English UsageClarendon Press, 1927 - 742 psl. |
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... original Latin practice , nor by the subsequent French practice , nor by the English practice of any particular past period , even if any of these were as precise as is sometimes supposed , but by what inquiry may revcal as the now ...
... original Latin practice , nor by the subsequent French practice , nor by the English practice of any particular past period , even if any of these were as precise as is sometimes supposed , but by what inquiry may revcal as the now ...
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... original sense was that can be reasoned out , or that can reason , or that can be reasoned with , or that has reason , or that listens to reason , or that is con- sistent with reason ; the ordinary man knows only that it can now mean ...
... original sense was that can be reasoned out , or that can reason , or that can be reasoned with , or that has reason , or that listens to reason , or that is con- sistent with reason ; the ordinary man knows only that it can now mean ...
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... original spelling is ache , but aitch ( drop one's aitches ) is now universal . aitch - bone . H - bone , edge - bone , ash- bone , & other forms , are due to random shots at the etymology . Aitch - bone , though it does not reveal the ...
... original spelling is ache , but aitch ( drop one's aitches ) is now universal . aitch - bone . H - bone , edge - bone , ash- bone , & other forms , are due to random shots at the etymology . Aitch - bone , though it does not reveal the ...
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... original ( anakhōrētēs ) more closely , & corresponding better with the surviving feminine anchoress ( anchoritess being now archaic ) . anchovy . Usually ǎnchō'vi ; rarely , by RECESSIVE ACCENT , ǎ'nchovi . anchylose , ankylose . The ...
... original ( anakhōrētēs ) more closely , & corresponding better with the surviving feminine anchoress ( anchoritess being now archaic ) . anchovy . Usually ǎnchō'vi ; rarely , by RECESSIVE ACCENT , ǎ'nchovi . anchylose , ankylose . The ...
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... original also are the landscapes in which vegetation is given the meticulous significance reminiscent of the douanier Rous- seau./In the Small Rodent House , the Echidna was busy sucking up his milk supper through his long bill ...
... original also are the landscapes in which vegetation is given the meticulous significance reminiscent of the douanier Rous- seau./In the Small Rodent House , the Echidna was busy sucking up his milk supper through his long bill ...
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ABLE adjective adverb archaic archaism BACK-FORMATION better called chiefly clause comma common compound confusion contexts correct differentiation distinction doubt EDLY ELEGANT VARIATION English examples expression fact FALSE ETYMOLOGY FEMININE FORMAL WORDS FRENCH FRENCH WORDS GALLICISMS gerund gives Gram grammar Greek HUMOUR hyphen idiom idiomatic IE &c inflexions see VERBS inversion kind LATIN PLURALS less literary lled matter meaning ment metaphor mistake modern MUTE MUTE E natural ness no-one normal NOUN & VERB nounced nunciation object ordinary original participle perhaps periphrasis person phrase PLEONASM popular possible preferred preposition pron Pronounce pronunciation question quotations rare reader sense sentence singular SOBRIQUETS sometimes sound spelling spelt SPLIT INFINITIVE subjunctive substitute syllables synonyms synonymy TECHNICAL TERMS thing tion tive true usage usually variant VERB ACCENT VERBS IN IE vowel writers wrong zable