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Throughthroughout
Don't say "He is well known through the land," but "He is wel...
F.
Sing. Plural.
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Riseraise
These verbs are very often confounded. Rise is to move or pas...
The Parts Of Speech
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Furtherfarther
Further is commonly used to denote quantity, farther to denot...
Am Comehave Come
"I am come" points to my being here, while "I have come" inti...
Simplicity
Simplicity of style has reference to the choice of simple wor...
First Personal Pronoun
The use of the first personal pronoun should be avoided as mu...
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Lessfewer
Less refers is quantity, fewer to number. "No man has less vi...
Suggestions
Rules of grammar and rhetoric are good in their own pla...
Propriety
Propriety of style consists in using words in their proper se...
Says Ii Said
"Says I" is a vulgarism; don't use it. "I said" is correct fo...
Indispensable Books
Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Goethe.
(The best...
The Pronouns
Very many mistakes occur in the use of the pronouns. "Let you...
Am Comehave Come
"I am come" points to my being here, while "I have come" inti...
Waswere
In the subjunctive mood the plural form were should be used w...
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