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... passing the test , " than to say " I aim to pass the test . " Yet " I consider him an honourable man " is excellent English ; and so is " I design to pass the test . " Grammar and Idiom Not Synonymous Often , as we noted , an idiom is a ...
... passing the test , " than to say " I aim to pass the test . " Yet " I consider him an honourable man " is excellent English ; and so is " I design to pass the test . " Grammar and Idiom Not Synonymous Often , as we noted , an idiom is a ...
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... pass on the road ? " the King went on , holding his hand to the Messenger for some more hay . " Nobody , " said the Messenger . " Quite right , " said the King , " this young lady saw him , too . So of course Nobody walks slower than ...
... pass on the road ? " the King went on , holding his hand to the Messenger for some more hay . " Nobody , " said the Messenger . " Quite right , " said the King , " this young lady saw him , too . So of course Nobody walks slower than ...
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... pass on the road ? " the King went on , holding his hand to the Messenger for some more hay . " Nobody , " said the Messenger . " Quite right , " said the King , " this young lady saw him , too . So of course Nobody walks slower than ...
... pass on the road ? " the King went on , holding his hand to the Messenger for some more hay . " Nobody , " said the Messenger . " Quite right , " said the King , " this young lady saw him , too . So of course Nobody walks slower than ...
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THE PURPOSE OF LANGUAGE | 25 |
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accent Accounts adjective admirable adverb Arica B.Sc beauty become better Book-keeping Cacafuego Cæsar comma commas mark Commercial connexion consider contrast correct delight Dictionary Doctor Johnson effective English English language examination expression fact French give gold grammar hear hearers honour idea idiom instance intended interpret J. H. BURTON JAMES STEPHENSON Julius Cæsar King labour lady language Latin lines LL.B look Lord M.Com matter meaning metaphor mind modern natural Nervii never noun participle passage passive perhaps periodic sentence phrase Pitman's Pitman's Shorthand plural preposition present pronoun prose purpose question quotation reader reason Revised rule sails sense Shakespeare singular slang sound speak speaker speech spelling statement stop subjunctive mood suggest sweet syllables talk tell thee thing thou thought tion verb vocabulary voice vowel wish words writing