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The Pronouns
Very many mistakes occur in the use of the pronouns. "Let you...
F.
Sing. Plural.
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Address
The address of a letter consists of the name, the title and t...
Riseraise
These verbs are very often confounded. Rise is to move or pas...
This Muchthus Much
"This much is certain" should be "Thus much or so much is cer...
The Verb
A verb is a word which implies action or the doing of somethi...
Conjunction
A conjunction joins words, clauses and sentences; as "John an...
Furtherfarther
Further is commonly used to denote quantity, farther to denot...
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STRENGTH |
Diction - Purity - Propriety - Precision.
Strength is that property of style which gives animation, energy and
vivacity to language and sustains the interest of the reader. It is as
necessary to language as good food is to the body. Without it the words
are weak and feeble and create little or no impression on the mind. In
order to have strength the language must be concise, that is, much
expressed in little compass, you must hit the nail fairly on the head and
drive it in straight. Go critically over what you write and strike out
every word, phrase and clause the omission of which impairs neither the
clearness nor force of the sentence and so avoid redundancy, tautology
and circumlocution. Give the most important words the most prominent
places, which, as has been pointed out elsewhere, are the beginning and
end of the sentence.
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