Elements of English Grammar: With a Chapter on Essay WritingUniversity Press, 1910 - 336 pages |
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... true account of the matter , at any rate so far as one's own language is concerned , to say , as is sometimes said , that grammar teaches us to speak and write correctly . We learn to speak and write correctly by mixing with educated ...
... true account of the matter , at any rate so far as one's own language is concerned , to say , as is sometimes said , that grammar teaches us to speak and write correctly . We learn to speak and write correctly by mixing with educated ...
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... of the subject it is . 39 . But when we speak or write , it is rarely the case that words stand alone in this fashion . It is true that sometimes they occur thus : for example , we may say 34 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... of the subject it is . 39 . But when we speak or write , it is rarely the case that words stand alone in this fashion . It is true that sometimes they occur thus : for example , we may say 34 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... true of the other digraphs , sh , wh , and ng . The letter is called a Trill , because of the vibration in the sound , or in some part of the vocal apparatus by which it is produced . Roll out an r as a Frenchman does , rrrr , and this ...
... true of the other digraphs , sh , wh , and ng . The letter is called a Trill , because of the vibration in the sound , or in some part of the vocal apparatus by which it is produced . Roll out an r as a Frenchman does , rrrr , and this ...
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... true diphthong at all . The a of Cæsar is no diphthong in sound ; it is the same as the pure vowel- sound of feet . So is the œ of fætid . The ea in lead , ie in field , ei in receive , are none of them true diphthongs : they are only ...
... true diphthong at all . The a of Cæsar is no diphthong in sound ; it is the same as the pure vowel- sound of feet . So is the œ of fætid . The ea in lead , ie in field , ei in receive , are none of them true diphthongs : they are only ...
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... true diphthongs . There is some convenience however in placing them in the list of elementary vowel - sounds while recognising that in the standard speech of southern England they have acquired a diphthongal character . For when they ...
... true diphthongs . There is some convenience however in placing them in the list of elementary vowel - sounds while recognising that in the standard speech of southern England they have acquired a diphthongal character . For when they ...
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