Elements of English Grammar: With a Chapter on Essay WritingUniversity Press, 1910 - 336 Seiten |
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... regard to the French words un , trois , me , est , the case is different ; they do ' come from ' the Latin unus , tres , me , est , for the Romans conquered Caul , and the Gauls adopted in the main the language of their conquerors . But ...
... regard to the French words un , trois , me , est , the case is different ; they do ' come from ' the Latin unus , tres , me , est , for the Romans conquered Caul , and the Gauls adopted in the main the language of their conquerors . But ...
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... regard this symbol as a letter of the alphabet , and nobody but an American humourist would employ it in spelling other words , writing ' h & some ' for handsome and ' underst & ' for under- stand . The like criticism applies to the ...
... regard this symbol as a letter of the alphabet , and nobody but an American humourist would employ it in spelling other words , writing ' h & some ' for handsome and ' underst & ' for under- stand . The like criticism applies to the ...
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... regard being paid to the fact that the resulting forms are hybrids : e.g. goddess , shepherdess . Frequently , when this ending is attached to a word , there is an omission of a vowel or of a syllable : e.g. actress , empress ...
... regard being paid to the fact that the resulting forms are hybrids : e.g. goddess , shepherdess . Frequently , when this ending is attached to a word , there is an omission of a vowel or of a syllable : e.g. actress , empress ...
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... regard to nouns in o , it is difficult to discover any principle which determines whether their plurals are in s or in es . Many of our words in o are of Italian origin , and these take s , as do all nouns in io . The nouns in o which ...
... regard to nouns in o , it is difficult to discover any principle which determines whether their plurals are in s or in es . Many of our words in o are of Italian origin , and these take s , as do all nouns in io . The nouns in o which ...
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... , means , amends , pains , odds , wages , are treated sometimes as singular , sometimes as plural . To decide whether we are acting more in accordance with usage if we regard them as singular INFLEXION OF NOUNS . — II . NUMBER . 89.
... , means , amends , pains , odds , wages , are treated sometimes as singular , sometimes as plural . To decide whether we are acting more in accordance with usage if we regard them as singular INFLEXION OF NOUNS . — II . NUMBER . 89.
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