Using the King's English: Some Guidance to Practice |
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... understand as well as to be understood . You will enlarge your passive vocabulary by diligently reading good authors , by eagerly listening to good speakers , and by assiduous recourse to a good dictionary . You will enlarge your active ...
... understand as well as to be understood . You will enlarge your passive vocabulary by diligently reading good authors , by eagerly listening to good speakers , and by assiduous recourse to a good dictionary . You will enlarge your active ...
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... Understand ? The points to be considered when deciding whether or not to make allusions seem to be these . We keep , as we always should keep , our expected readers in mind . Will they understand the allusion ? Will they understand it ...
... Understand ? The points to be considered when deciding whether or not to make allusions seem to be these . We keep , as we always should keep , our expected readers in mind . Will they understand the allusion ? Will they understand it ...
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... understand how the misquotations arise , though we can excuse them , it may be desirable at times to compare them with the authentic words . Thus Macbeth shrinks from carrying out the plan that he and Lady Macbeth had devised ; and Lady ...
... understand how the misquotations arise , though we can excuse them , it may be desirable at times to compare them with the authentic words . Thus Macbeth shrinks from carrying out the plan that he and Lady Macbeth had devised ; and Lady ...
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THE PURPOSE OF IT | 1 |
NEED FOR REVISION | 13 |
THE PURPOSE OF LANGUAGE | 25 |
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